Symphony No. 4 Ii. Sunrays - Music
Symphony No. 4 Ii. Sunrays by William Thomas Mckinley
William Thomas Mckinley
Artist Biography For William Thomas Mckinley
One Of The Most Highly Regarded And Well-Known Composers Of His Generation William Thomas McKinley B. 1938 Learned Both Classical And Jazz Piano At A Very Early Age Becoming The Youngest Member Of The American Federation Of Musicians At The Age Of Twelve. To Date He Has Composed Over 300 Works Is Listed In Groves’ Dictionary Of Music And Musicians And Has Received Commissions From The Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society The Fromm Foundation And The Naumburg Foundation. His Many Awards And Grants Include Among Others An Award And Citation From The American Academy And Institute Of Arts And Letters A Guggenheim Fellowship Eight NEA Grants And A Pulitzer Prize Nomination. McKinley Has Studied With Many Renowned Teachers And Composers Including Aaron Copland Lukas Foss And Gunther Schuller And As A Jazz Pianist Has Performed Composed And Recorded With Dexter Gordon Stan Getz Eddie Gomez Gary Burton Miroslav Vitous Rufus Reed Roy Haynes And Billy Hart To Name A Few. In 1992 McKinley Founded MMC Recordings With The Goal Of Connecting Composers With The Finest Orchestras Conductors And Performers In The World Releasing Their Recordings And Creating An Archive Of Modern Classical Music. The Label’s Primary Collaborators Include Luminaries Such As Clarinetist Richard Stoltzman A Long-Time Friend And Supporter Of McKinley And His Music Conductors Gerard Schwarz Gil Rose George Manahan Kirk Trevor Vit Micka As Well As The London Symphony Orchestra Seattle Symphony Warsaw Philharmonic Boston Modern Orchestra Moravian Philharmonic And Many More. In Recent Years McKinley Has Become Even More Prolific And His Works Are Featured On Releases From Koch Delos And RCA Red Seal In Addition To Those On MMC. World Premieres Of His 7th Symphony With The Seattle Symphony And R.A.P. Rhythm And Pulse A Double Concerto For Richard Stoltzman Clarinet And His Son Peter Piano With The Boston Modern Orchestra And The Nonet For The Quintet Of The Americas At Carnegie Hall Are All Scheduled For 2006.
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Biography - William Thomas Mckinley
One Of The Most Highly Regarded And Well-Known Composers Of His Generation William Thomas McKinley B. 1938 Learned Both Classical And Jazz Piano At A Very Early Age Becoming The Youngest Member Of The American Federation Of Musicians At The Age Of Twelve. To Date He Has Composed Over 300 Works Is Listed In Groves’ Dictionary Of Music And Musicians And Has Received Commissions From The Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society The Fromm Foundation And The Naumburg Foundation. His Many Awards And Grants Include Among Others An Award And Citation From The American Academy And Institute Of Arts And Letters A Guggenheim Fellowship Eight NEA Grants And A Pulitzer Prize Nomination. McKinley Has Studied With Many Renowned Teachers And Composers Including Aaron Copland Lukas Foss And Gunther Schuller And As A Jazz Pianist Has Performed Composed And Recorded With Dexter Gordon Stan Getz Eddie Gomez Gary Burton Miroslav Vitous Rufus Reed Roy Haynes And Billy Hart To Name A Few. In 1992 McKinley Founded MMC Recordings With The Goal Of Connecting Composers With The Finest Orchestras Conductors And Performers In The World Releasing Their Recordings And Creating An Archive Of Modern Classical Music. The Label’s Primary Collaborators Include Luminaries Such As Clarinetist Richard Stoltzman A Long-Time Friend And Supporter Of McKinley And His Music Conductors Gerard Schwarz Gil Rose George Manahan Kirk Trevor Vit Micka As Well As The London Symphony Orchestra Seattle Symphony Warsaw Philharmonic Boston Modern Orchestra Moravian Philharmonic And Many More. In Recent Years McKinley Has Become Even More Prolific And His Works Are Featured On Releases From Koch Delos And RCA Red Seal In Addition To Those On MMC. World Premieres Of His 7th Symphony With The Seattle Symphony And R.A.P. Rhythm And Pulse A Double Concerto For Richard Stoltzman Clarinet And His Son Peter Piano With The Boston Modern Orchestra And The Nonet For The Quintet Of The Americas At Carnegie Hall Are All Scheduled For 2006.
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