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Categories: 1939 births | 20th century classical composers | Pulitzer Prize winners | Women classical composers | American composers | Living classical composers Ellen Zwilich(Redirected from Ellen Taaffe Zwilich)
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (born April 30, 1939) is an American post-modernist composer. She was the first female composer to win the Pulitzer Prize. In 1995, she was named to the first Composer's Chair in the history of Carnegie Hall. Her works include the Concerto Grosso and Three Movements for Orchestra (Symphony No. 1), which won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Music. More works: Symphonie No. 4 "The Gardens" for Chorus, Children's Chorus and Orchestra [sponsored by Michigan State University], Concerto for Horn and String Orchestra (1993), Concerto for Bass Trombone, Strings, Timpani and Cymbals (1989) External links |
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