Samuel Adler (composer)

Samuel Adler
Born
Samuel Hans Adler

(1928-03-04) 4 March 1928 (age 96)
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Composer, conductor, author, and professor
Years active1952–2016
Known forFounder of the Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra
Spouses
Carol Starker
(m. 1960; div. 1989)
Emily Freeman Brown
(m. 1991)
Children2
AwardsAmerican Academy of Arts and Letters
Cross of Merit (Germany)
Military career
Allegiance United States
Service / branchUnited States Army
Years of service1950–1952
Rank Corporal
Unit 2d Armored Division
Websitesamuelhadler.com

Samuel Hans Adler (born March 4, 1928) is an American composer, conductor, author, and professor. During the course of a professional career which ranges over six decades he has served as a faculty member at both the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music and the Juilliard School. In addition, he is credited with founding and conducting the Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra which participated in the cultural diplomacy initiatives of the United States in Germany and throughout Europe in the aftermath of World War II. Adler's musical catalogue includes over 400 published compositions. He has been honored with several awards including Germany's Order of Merit – Officer's Cross.