Ross Lee Finney
Ross Lee Finney (born December 23, 1906 in Wells , Minnesota , † February 4, 1997 in Carmel-by-the-Sea , California ) was an American composer .
Finney was a student of Howard Ferguson , Nadia Boulanger and Alban Berg . From 1927 to 1947 he was a music professor at Smith College in Northampton / Massachusetts , then until 1974 at the University of Michigan . There he founded a research institute for contemporary music in 1968.
He composed four symphonies , two piano concertos and a violin concerto , a concerto for percussion and orchestra, chamber music works, piano and organ pieces, cantatas , choirs and songs as well as a stage piece for solos, speakers, folksong singer with electric guitar, mixed choir and orchestra.
In 1962 Finney was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters and in 1969 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Members: Ross Lee Finney. American Academy of Arts and Letters, accessed March 28, 2019 .
- ^ American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Book of Members ( PDF ). Retrieved April 18, 2016
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| SURNAME | Finney, Ross Lee |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 23, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wells , Minnesota |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 4, 1997 |
| Place of death | Carmel-by-the-Sea , California |