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 howard j. buss
howard j. buss

howard j. buss -lrb- born january 6 , 1951 in allentown , pennsylvania -rrb- is an american composer of contemporary classical music .
buss ' works include instrumental solos , chamber music , symphonic , choral , and band works .
his music has received awards including the 2011 lieksa -lrb- finland -rrb- brass week composition competition , the 2015 american trombone workshop national composition competition , the national flute association 's newly-published music competition , the erik satie mostly tonal award , state of florida fellowships , and ascap plus awards .
