David Froom

David Froom
Background information
Born(1951-12-14)December 14, 1951[1]
California, United States
DiedJune 19, 2022(2022-06-19) (aged 70)[2]
GenresClassical
Occupations
  • Composer
  • Professor of Music
Years active1977–2022
Labels
  • Bridge
  • Navona
  • New Dimensions
  • Naxos
  • Arabesque
  • Capriccio
  • Centaur
  • Sonora
  • Crystal
  • Opus 3
  • Altissimo
Spouse
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(m. 1986)​
Websitewww.davidfroom.com

David Froom (December 14, 1951 – June 19, 2022[2]) was an American composer and college professor. Froom taught at the University of Utah, the Peabody Institute, and the University of Maryland, College Park, and he was on the faculty at St. Mary's College of Maryland from 1989 until his death in 2022. He has received awards and honors from the Guggenheim Foundation,[3] the American Academy of Arts and Letters, (the Charles Ives Scholarship,[4] the Academy Award[5]), the Fromm Foundation at Harvard,[6] the Koussevitzky Foundation of the Library of Congress,[7] the Barlow Foundation,[8] and was a five-time recipient of an Individual Artist Award from the State of Maryland.[9]

  1. ^ Giraudet, Jean-Paul (March 7, 1999). "David Froom". musicalics.com.
  2. ^ a b "Obituary for David Froom". Brinsfield Funeral Home.
  3. ^ "David Froom". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
  4. ^ "The Charles Ives Awards". American Academy of Arts and Letters. Archived from the original on 2016-01-31.
  5. ^ "AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS ANNOUNCES 2006 MUSIC AWARD WINNERS". American Academy of Arts and Letters. Archived from the original on 2014-08-27.
  6. ^ "Past Fromm Foundation Commissions". Harvard University. Archived from the original on 2014-08-27.
  7. ^ "Koussevitzky Commissions Announced". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 2008-07-11.
  8. ^ "Past Commission Recipients". Barlow Foundation. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28.
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