Wayne Peterson | |
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| Born | September 3, 1927 Albert Lea, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | April 7, 2021 (aged 93) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, music professor |
| Spouse | Harriet Christensen (divorced) |
| Partner | Ruth Knier (1979–2021, her death) |
| Awards | Pulitzer Prize for Music, 1992 |
Wayne Peterson (September 3, 1927 – April 7, 2021) was an American composer, pianist, and educator. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Music for The Face of the Night, the Heart of the Dark in 1992, when its board overturned the jury's unanimous selection of Concerto Fantastique by Ralph Shapey.