Alvin Lucier

Alvin Lucier
Lucier in 2017
Born
Alvin Augustus Lucier Jr.

(1931-05-14)May 14, 1931
DiedDecember 1, 2021(2021-12-01) (aged 90)
Education
Known forSound art
Notable workI Am Sitting in a Room

Alvin Augustus Lucier Jr. (May 14, 1931 – December 1, 2021) was an American experimental composer and sound artist. A long-time music professor at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, Lucier was a member of the influential Sonic Arts Union, which also included Robert Ashley, David Behrman, and Gordon Mumma. Much of Lucier's work explores psychoacoustic phenomena and the physical properties of sound.