Dr. Vazzana taught composition, orchestration and theory at the University of Southern California since 1959. Over the years he arranged evenings of music by Ernst Toch, Ernest Kanitz, Ellis Kohs and Halsey Stevens, and in April 1990 he presented the chamber music of the late Ingolf Dahl marking the twentieth anniversary of his passing. For more than 16 years he directed the USC Composition Forum and brought to the USC campus composers and musicians such as John Adams, Milton Babbitt, Luciano Berio, Pierre Boulez, John Cage, Elliott Carter, Aaron Copland, Peter Maxwell Davies, Morton Feldman, John Harbison, William Kraft, Ernst Krenek, Witold Lutoslawski, Steven Stucky, Sir Michael Tippett, Charles Wourinen and lannis Xenakis and others of comparable international stature. More American Music Links Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc. is supported through generous gifts and bequests from its members, chapters and interested friends. Your continued interest and financial support are greatly appreciated.
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