David Crumb
David Crumb (born May 21, 1962) is an American contemporary composer born into a musical family. His father was composer George Crumb, and his sister was singer Ann Crumb. His music is not as avant-garde or experimental as his father's; it has been called "attractive, accessible, imaginative, well-crafted" by the "Chicago-Sun Times", and "expressive and beautiful" by the "American Record Guide": reviews listed on the Presser bio. Life. Crumb received his B.M. from the Eastman School, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. His most prominent composition teachers were Samuel Adler , Richard Wernick, Chinary Ung, Stephen Jaffe, Jay Reise, Mark Kopytman, Lukas Foss and Oliver Knussen. He is professor of composition at the University of Oregon (on faculty since 1997). Crumb has received numerous awards. References. Presser. https://web.archive.org/web/20070711120929/http://www.presser.com/Composers/info.cfm?Name=DAVIDCRUMB Inside Oregon. http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/newscenter/4.2.05-MusicToday.html University of Oregon. http://www.uoregon.edu/~drcrumb/honors.html