Michael Colgrass

Michael Colgrass
Born(1932-04-22)April 22, 1932
DiedJuly 2, 2019(2019-07-02) (aged 87)
NationalityAmerican, Canadian
Alma materUniversity of Illinois
OccupationComposer
Notable workDéjà vu
Crossworlds
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship[1] (1964, 1967)
Pulitzer Prize for Music (1978)
Emmy Award (1982)
Websitewww.michaelcolgrass.com

Michael Charles Colgrass (April 22, 1932 – July 2, 2019) was an American and Canadian musician, composer, and educator.[2] He was an associate composer of the Canadian Music Centre.

  1. ^ "Michael Colgrass - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation". www.gf.org. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  2. ^ Neil Butterworth (2013). Dictionary of American Classical Composers. Routledge. p. 85. ISBN 9781136790249.