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Oregon Composers
Purpose of this list:
This is intended to be a directory of all active professional composers in Oregon, past and present. It includes Oregonians who have works published or recorded, those who teach at colleges and universities in Oregon, those who are employed by musical ensembles, theater companies, religious congregations, etc., and those who have made a significant contribution to Oregon's cultural life through their creative work (evidenced by, for example, their inclusion in standard reference works, by continued press notice, or by a profusion of live or on-air performances of their music). The list also includes composers born in Oregon who now live elsewhere, composers who have spent a significant part of their creative lives in Oregon, and composers who received advanced degrees in music composition from postsecondary institutions in Oregon.
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Carrie B. Adams (1859-1940)
Composer, organist, educator
Source: Multnomah Country Library
Joseph Adams (1950- )
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1977
Obo Addy (1936- )
Drummer, composer, educator
Portland
Dir, Homowo African Arts and Cultures
Instructor (Ghanaian drumming & dance), Lewis & Clark College
Publications: Kukrudu Publishing
Recordings: Allegro, Santrofi, Burnside
E-mail this musician
Albert Ahlstrom (1957- )
Organist; composer
Atlanta, GA
Organist, Dir of Cappella Antiqua, Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Atlanta
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1982; DMA (Organ), Juilliard, 1991
Susan Alexander
Composer/sound designer, radio producer
Portland
Owen Alstott
Composer; music publisher
London, UK
Publisher, Oregon Catholic Press, 1983-1992
William John Andrews (1942- )
Redmond, WA
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1968
Jon H. Appleton (1939- )
Composer; Educator
Hanover, NH
Prof, Dartmouth College, 1978-2009
MA, Univ of Oregon, 1965
Distinguished alumnus award, Univ of Oregon, 1998
Publisher: Associated Music Publishers
Recordings: Recordings: Diffusion iMedia; Centaur Records; Harmonia Mundi, s.a.; Capstone Records; Folkways/Smithsonian Records; Flying Dutchman Productions
James Arment
MS, Univ of Oregon, 1953
William Ashworth (1942- )
Ashland
Author, librarian (ret.), photographer, composer
Kristan Aspen (1948- )
Portland, OR
Dennis Atkinson (1939- )
M Mus, UO, 1963
Jacob Avshalomov (1919- )
Composer
Portland
Former conductor, Oregon Junior Symphony (Portland)
Naumberg recording award, 1956
Publisher: MMB Music, Inc.
Azul
(19770 N.W. Collins Rd., Hillsboro, OR 97124)
Recorded for Heartsong Review (New Age Recordings)
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N.B. Bailey
Pub'd in Portland, OR
Dale Barker (1920- )
Composer, teacher, music retailer
Lily Barmor see: Lily Barmor Rose
Aaron Barnhart
Musician, audio engineer
Los Angeles, CA
John G. Barr (1938- )
Organist, pianist, composer
Bridgewater, VA
b. Myrtle Point, OR
Organist, Bridgewater Church of the Brethren
Publications: Warner Bros, Mercury Music [div. of Presser]
Biog: Contemporary American Composers (1982)
Todd Barton (1949- )
Composer, educator
Ashland
Resident Composer, Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Adj Faculty, Southern Oregon University
Recordings: AUR, Black Saint, Shambhala
E-mail composer
John Bartsch (1944- )
Pianist; organist; composer; educator
Salem
Instructor, Corban College
Publishers: National Music Publishers, Fred Bock, Lillenas, Hope, MorningStar
E-mail composer
Philip Bayles (1946- )
Conductor; educator; composer
Music Dir, United Lutheran Church (Eugene)
Dir, Eugene Peace Choir Coach, Ashland Chamber Music Workshops
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1972
Martin Behnke
Conductor; educator; composer; pianist; trombonist
Publications: UNC Jazz Press, Columbia Pictures, MBehnke Music
Thomas Bergeron (1952- )
Saxophonist; composer; educator
Dallas, OR
Prof (woodwinds, theory), Western Oregon University
Publisher: Teal Creek Music
Record Labels: Teal Creek, Louie, Mark
DMA, Univ of Oregon, 1989
Saxophone Alone (CD) review
E-mail composer
David Bernstein
Composer
St. Helens
Brian Bice (1976- )
Composer
Eugene
Rob Birdwell
Composer; trumpeter
Corvallis
Francis W. Bittner (1911 - 1991)
Pianist; teacher; composer
Taught at Univ of Oregon
Publications: C. Fischer
Born in Portland, OR (3/7/11)
Obit: Eugene Register Guard, 11/20/91
Ernest Bloch (1880 - 1959)
Composer
d. Portland, OR, 7/15/59
Settled in Agate Beach in 1941
Schirmer biog sketch of Bloch
Classical Net biog sketch
Jack Boss (1957- )
Theorist; composer; educator
Eugene
Assoc Prof, Univ of Oregon
Richard N. Bourassa
Composer; pianist; educator
Prof, Linfield College
Jerry Bowder (1928- )
Composer; educator
Gorham, ME
b. Portland, OR
MM, Lewis and Clark Coll., 1956; Ph.D., Eastman
Prof Emeritus, University of Southern Maine
Publishers: Accura Music, Manduca Music Pub.
Biog: Contemporary American Composers (1982)
Carl Bowman (1913 - 2003)
Composer, euphonium player, educator
Taught at Borough of Manhattan Community College
b. Philomath, OR
B Mus, Willamette Univ
Biog: Contemporary American Composers (1982)
Obit: Local 802 News, Apr. 2003
Douglas Boyce (1970- )
Composer; conductor; educator
Alexandria, VA
Asst Prof, The George Washington University
Member, counter)induction
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1996; PhD, Univ of Pennsylvania, 2000
Sy Brandon (1945- )
Composer
Wrightsville, PA
Prof Emer, Millersville Univ, Pennsylvania
Taught at Blue Mountain Coll (Pendleton, OR)
Publications: Presser, Warner-Chappell, T.U.B.A. Manuscript Press, Trombone Association, Co-Op
Recordings: Trutone, CRS, Albany, ERM
Shirley Brendlinger
Composer, pianist, teacher
Portland
Publications: Shawnee
Maureen Briare
Pastoral musician; composer
Portland
Publications: Oregon Catholic Press
Barbara Bridge
Composer, singer, choir director
Portland, OR
Publisher: Oregon Catholic Press
Salvador Brotons (1959 - )
Conductor, composer
Barcelona, Spain
Conductor, Vancouver (WA) Symphony Orchestra
Conductor, Portland State Univ Sym Orch, 1987-1997
Publications: Clivis, Cluster, Catalana d'Edicions, Colien Honegger, Boileau, Edition Amoris, Dinsic (Barcelona), Tritó (Barcelona), Ed. A Coeur Joie. Lyon
Kenji Bunch (1973- )
Composer; violist; educator
New York, NY
Faculty member, Juilliard School (Pre-college div)
b. Portland, OR
Recordings: EMI, Kleos
Christopher Buckley (1980- )
Eugene
E-mail composer
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James Caldwell (1960- )
Composer
Lowell, OR
M Mus, UO, 1993
William Campbell (1969- )
Composer; pianist
Tucson, AZ
Dir. Music/Liturgy, Episcopal Church of the Apostles
Member, Sonoran Consort
PhD, Univ Oregon, 2001
E-mail composer
Ken Canedo
Composer, musician, youth minister
Portland area
Publications: Oregon Catholic Press
Philip Cansler (1953- )
Portland
Assoc Prof, Univ of Portland
DMA, Univ Oregon, 1984
Christian Cherry
Composer, educator
Springfield
Music Dir, Assoc Prof, Dept of Dance, University of Oregon
Michael Chocholak (1952- )
Composer, performer
Cove, OR
Recordings: echOmusic, previously Realization Recordings, Underwhich Audiographics, Generations Unlimited, EEMC and Harvestworks
E-mail composer
Timothy Steven Clarke (1966- )
Trumpeter, composer, audio engineer
East Aurora, NY
Staff audio engineer, Fisher-Price, inc.
Publications: Matrix Publishing, UNC Jazz Press
MA (Mus Theory), Univ of Oregon, 1993
E-mail composer
Robert Collins
MS, Univ of Oregon, 1951
Tom Conry (1951- )
Composer, liturgist
Portland
Publications: Oregon Catholic Press
Glen Cortese
Conductor, composer
Conductor, Oregon Mozart Players
Music Director, Greeley Philharmonic Orch (CO)
Norman Cory
MFA, Univ of Oregon, 1941
Brian Coughlin (1973- )
Bassist; composer
Member, Fireworks Ensemble
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1998
Scot Crandel
Composer, singer, guitarist
Portland area
Choirmaster, Episcopal Parish of St. John the Baptist
Publications: Oregon Catholic Press
Rick Crittenden
Bass guitarist, composer
Portland
David Crumb (1962- )
Composer; educator
Eugene
Assoc Prof, Univ of Oregon
Publications: Presser
Recordings: C.R.I.
E-mail composer
Edmund A. Cykler (1903 - 1988)
Musicologist; educator
Prof, Univ Oregon, 1947-1972
Obit: Eugene Register Guard, 3/16/88
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Sister Mary Anne Cecile Daigle (1908 - 1998)
Composer, educator
Prof at Marylhurst College
Was student of Halsey Stevens at Univ of So Calif (DMA, 1960)
Ivor Darreg [Kenneth Vincent O'Hara] (1917 - 1994)
Born in Portland, OR
Dennis Davenport (1953- )
Composer; conductor; pianist
Westerville, OH
Asst Prof Musical Theatre, Otterbein College
DMA, Univ of Oregon, 1995
E-mail composer
James R. Day (1948- )
Composer, educator
Gresham
Oregon Music Teachers Assoc. Composer of the Year, 1996
Publications: Roger Dean Publishing/Lorenz Corp., H.W.Gray, Beacon Hill Music
M Mus, Univ of Portland
E-mail composer
Dave Deason (1945- )
Composer, pianist, clarinetist, saxophonist, teacher
Publications: Tritone/Tenuto, Dorn, Seesaw, Faust, Castleridge
Oregon Music Teachers Assoc Composer of the Year, 2000
Randall DeBruyn (1947- )
Composer, music editor
Portland
Editor, Oregon Catholic Press
Publications: OCP
Biog: Contemporary American Composers (1982)
Clay DeForge (1948- )
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1983
Niel DePonte (1953- )
Percussionist, conductor, composer
Portland
Princ Perc, Oregon Symphony
Music Director, Oregon Ballet Theatre
Publications: Music for Percussion, Sam Fox
Carl Derfler (1950- )
Composer, conductor, educator, pianist, clarinetist
Radford, VA
Asst Prof, Radford University
Choir director, St. Jude Catholic Church
PhD, Univ of Oregon, 1999
Robert Lee DeSpain (1947- )
Veneta
M Mus, UO, 1975
Milton Dieterich (1902 - 1977)
Cellist, composer, educator, organist
Faculty member, Univ of Oregon, 1946 - 1964
Obit: Univ of Oregon University Assembly Minutes, May 3 1978
DeVoto, Mark (1940- )
Taught at Reed College, 1964-1968
Ronald DeWolfe (1955- )
Kirkland, WA
M Mus, UO, 1977
John Doan
Guitarist, composer, educator
Associate Professor, Willamette Univ
M Mus Ed, Western Oregon Univ
Tom Dobson (1890 - 1918)
Singer, pianist, composer
Born in Portland
Publications: G. Schirmer, Oliver Ditson
Source: Multnomah County Library
Kurt Doles (1973- )
Composer, bass clarinetist, arts administrator
Bowling Green, OH
Operations Coord, MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music
Former staff member, Oregon Festival of American Music
Recordings: Suilven
Paul Dondero (1952- )
Composer
DMA, Univ of Oregon, 2003
Charles Dowd (d. 2010 )
Percussionist; educator; composer
Prof, Dir of Perc studies, Univ of Oregon, 1974-2010
Former principal timpanist, Eugene Symphony Orchestra
David Drexler
Composer
La Grande
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Hal Eastburn
Conductor, composer
Corvallis
Instructor (choral music), Oregon State University
Arnold Elston (1907-1971)
Prof, Univ of Oregon, 1941-58
Emil Enna (1877-1951)
Pianist, teacher, composer
Source: Multnomah County Library
Matthew Ertz (1975- )
Composer, trombonist
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 2006
Information to be added
Steve Ettinger (1969- )
Educator; violinist; composer
King City, CA
String Instructor, King City Union School District
M Mus, Univ Oregon, 1994
Founder, Monterey County Composers Forum
E-mail composer
Richard Ewer, 1955-
M Mus, 1989, Univ of Oregon
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Sister Magdalen Fautch (1916 - 2005)
Composer, violinist, educator
Taught at Marylhurst College, 1976-2001
Erik Ferguson
Composer
M Mus, 2004, Univ Oregon
Stanley P. Fink (1939- )
Former faculty, Community College of Philadelphia
MA, Univ of Oregon, 1969
Edith Steinkraus Fischer (1922- )
b. Portland, OR
Bibliography: Anderson, Contemporary American Composers (1982)
Shirley J. Foster
Pub'd in Springfield, OR
Sister Mary Teresine Fouder (1897-19??)
Composer; educator
Prof., Marylhurst College
B Mus, Marylhurst Coll
Ryan Anthony Francis (1981- )
Composer
Brooklyn, NY
Born in Portland, Oregon
Arnold Friedman
Composer, educator
Asst prof, Berklee College of Music
Raymond Freedman (1947- )
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1972
Sr. Jeanne Frolick
Portland
Publisher: Oregon Catholic Press
M Mus Ed, Willamette Univ; PhD, Columbia Pacific Univ
Eric Funk (1949- )
Composer; conductor; educator
Bozeman, MT
Music Director, Helena Symphony Orchestra
M Mus, Portland State Univ, 1978
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Jack Gabel (1949- )
Composer, performer
Portland
Composer/Producer, North Pacific Music
M Mus, Univ Oregon, 1981
Gary E. Gadwood (1937- )
Teacher, composer
M.A., Lewis and Clark
Born in Portland, OR (2/3/37)
Estela García-López
Pastoral musician, composer, singer
Portland
Publications: Oregon Catholic Press
Dima N. Gharaibeh (1974- )
Composer
M Mus, Univ Oregon, 2002
John Maxwell Geddes (1941- )
Composer, educator
Glasgow, Scotland
Assoc. Prof, Oregon State Univ, 1979-80
E-mail: jmg@periwinkle.scot-zone.com
Bernard Gilmore (1937- )
Composer, educator
Taught at Oregon State Univ
L. Stanley Glarum (1908-1976)
Composer, educator
b. Portland
Faculty, Lewis & Clark, 1947-76
Publishers: Abingdon Press, Augsburg, Boosey & Hawkes, Bourne, C. Fischer, H. J. FitzSimons, Kjos, Prentice-Hall, G. Schirmer, Schmidt, Hall & McCreary, B. F. Wood
Michael D. Golden (1952- )
Aliso Viejo, CA
Prof, Soka University of America
M Mus, Univ Oregon, 1980; DMA, Univ Washington, 1992
Hal Goodman (1954- )
MM, Univ of Oregon, 1979
Frederick W. Goodrich (1866-1952)
Organist, teacher, writer, composer
Source: Multnomah County Library
Albert Gower (1935- )
MM, Univ of Oregon, 1962
Darrell Grant (1962- )
Jazz pianist, composer
Portland
Asst prof (jazz studies), Portland State Univ
Eugene Greenfield
Pub'd in Portland, OR
Nancy Griffith
Eugene Electronic Music Collective
Frank Griffith
Composer, arranger, jazz saxophonist
London, UK
Lecturer, Brunel University
Born Eugene, OR
Andrew Guzie (1952- )
UO MM, 1988
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Troy Hadley
Portland
Composer
MA, Univ of Portland
Brent Hakanson (1962- )
Educator; composer
Klamath Falls
Teacher, Klamath Union High School
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1990
Publisher: Fountain Park Music
Brian Hall
Composer
Portland
Owner, Marmoset Music
Brad Hansen (1951- )
Composer, educator, author
Assoc Prof, Portland St Univ
Joseph Harchanko
Composer; cellist; educator
Salem
Asst prof, Western Oregon University
Published works: Keyboard Percussion Publications, Latham Musical Enterprises
Recordings: INNOVA
Theodore Richard Harmer (1940- )
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1971
Lou Harrison (1917-2003)
Composer; educator; gamelan performer; writer; philosopher
Born Portland, Ore.; taught music in Portland, 1947-48
Michael Harrison
Composer; pianist; alternative tuning stylist
(Studied at Univ of Oregon, early 1980's)
Mary Harrison
MS, Univ of Oregon, 1954
Hugo John Hartig (1947- )
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1971
Bernice Hatch
Choir director; composer
Portland area
B Mus, Univ or Oregon
Masters degr, Portland State Univ
Publisher: Oregon Catholic Press
Micah Hayes (1977- )
Composer, recording engineer, educator
Visiting Prof, Music Industry Stud., Univ of Texas, Arlington
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 2005
Jason Heald (1958- )
Composer; educator; conductor; bassist
Roseburg
Prof., Music Chair, Umpqua Community College
PhD, Univ of Oregon, 1998
Publisher: Call of the Wild
E-mail composer
Derek Healey (1936- )
Composer, educator
Brooklyn, NY
Prof, Univ. of Ore., 1979-88
Publications: Boosey & Hawkes, Alex Broude, G V Thompson, E C Schirmer, Warner/Chappell, Jaymar
Daniel Heila
M Mus, Univ Oregon, 2001
Jeffrey Hempe (1941- )
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1968
Michael Hennagin (1936-1993)
Composer, educator
Prof, Univ of Oklahoma, 1972-1992
Born in The Dalles, Oregon
Percy Hilo
Pub'd in Eugene, OR
Randall Hobson
Liturgical musician, pianist, teacher, composer
Portland
MA (Music Theory), Univ of Portland
George P. Hopkins (1897-1996)
Pianist, composer, educator
Prof, Univ Oregon (1919-67)
Memorial bio: 6/5/96 Minutes of Univ Oregon Faculty Senate
Publications: G. Schirmer
David Howard (1936- )
Organist, composer, educator
Newberg, Oregon
Assoc. Prof. (Emeritus), George Fox Univ.
Publications: Flammer, Schmidt, Bock
E-mail this composer
Robert Benjamin Howell (1944- )
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1973
Jerry Hui
Composer, conductor
Madison, WI
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 2007
Alexander Hull
Singer, teacher, composer, author
Source: Multnomah County Library
Ben Hunter (1978- )
Moscow, ID
Librarian, composer, bagpiper
Reference/Instruction Librarian, University of Idaho
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 2004
E-mail composer
Robert Hutchinson (1970- )
Composer, bassist, educator
Tacoma, WA
Assoc Prof, Univ of Puget Sound
PhD, Univ of Oregon, 1998
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Virginia Iron (1926- )
MA, Univ of Oregon, 1965
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Amer Jaafar (1962- )
Composer, Oud player
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1995
Ronald H. Jeffers (1943- )
Assoc Prof Emeritus, Portland State Univ
Ken Jennings (aka "Qehn") (1962- )
Gamelan director, composer, educator
Eugene
Director, Gamelan Sari Pandhawa
M Mus, Univ. Oregon, 1986
E-mail composer
Bryan Johanson (1953- )
Composer, guitarist
Portland
Prof, Guitar/harp coord, Portland State Univ
Publications: Columbia (Presser), F. Harris, Berben, Mel Bay, Editions VIENTO, Recordings: Albany, Neuma, Bridge, Gagliano, Gale, Black Leaf
Michael Johanson
Composer, educator
Portland
Asst Prof, Lewis & Clark Coll
E-mail composer
Ron Jones (1954- )
Composer (Films, television), educator
Burbank, CA
Born in West Linn, Oregon
Publications: Alexander Publishing
Recordings: Emotif
E-mail composer
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Edward Kammerer (1939 -1993)
Prof (horn, theory, jazz), Univ of Oregon, 1970-1993
Barry Katz (1942- )
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1968
William Keister (1926- )
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1970
Donald Kelley (1957- )
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1990
Homer Keller (1915-1996)
Prof, Univ of Oregon, 1958-76
Dean Kennedy (1939- )
Composer
Corvallis
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1965
E-mail composer
Lay Kar Kho (1972- )
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Teacher
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 2000
George King (1944-2008 )
Composer, choirmaster
Maryville, TN
Born in Salem, OR
Composer and Arranger, Church of God the Eternal
Former conductor, Oregon Slavonic Choir
E-mail composer
Craig Kingsbury (1952- )
Composer, record producer
Portland
Recordings Producer, OCP Publications
Publications: Gentry Publications, Alliance Music, Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Colla Voce Music, OCP Publications
June Caldwell Kirlin (1910-??)
Studied at UO w/Homer Keller
Barry Klein (1947- )
DMA, Univ of Oregon, 1976
M Mus, Univ of Oregon
Mark Knippel (1983- )
Composer
MM, Univ of Oregon, 2011
E-mail composer
Toby Koenigsberg
Jazz pianist, composer
Eugene
Assoc dir, jazz studies, University of Oregon
Jan Kok
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1947
Karl Kroeger (1932- )
Resident composer, Ford Foundation Composers in Public Schools Program, Eugene Public Schools, 1964-67
James Krowka (1952- )
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1983
Robert Kyr (1952- )
Composer; educator
Eugene
Prof, Univ of Oregon
Director, Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium
Publications: E. C. Schirmer
Recordings: Telarc, New Albion, Albany Records
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John J. Landsbury (died 1939)
Pianist; educator; prof. of theory & composition
Dean, Univ Oregon School of Music (1917-39)
Steve Larson (1955- )
Music theorist; educator; jazz pianist; composer
Eugene
Prof (Music Theory), Univ of Oregon
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1981; PhD, Univ of Michigan
Don Latarski
Guitarist; teacher
Adj Instr, Univ of Oregon
Publications: Warner Brothers
Recordings: See Don Latarski web site
Mei-Ling Lee
Composer
Eugene
PhD, Univ of Oregon, 2007
Mendel Lee (1975- )
Composer
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 2003
Douglas Leedy (1938- )
Music theorist, composer
Corvallis
b. Portland, OR
Publications: E.C. Schirmer, Material Press
Recordings: Capitol, Seraphim
Dean Lentz
No information available
Irvin Lesser
MA, Univ of Oregon, 1950
Burt J. Levy (1936- )
Composer, educator
Instructor, University of Mississippi
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1960
Publications: American Composers Alliance, Smith Publications, Apogee Press
Recordings: Nonesuch
Robert Hall Lewis (1926-1996)
Born in Portland, OR
Dana Libonati
Jazz pianist, conductor, composer, educator
Adj prof (jazz piano, voc jazz), Linfield College
Dir, choral music, McMinnville HS
M Mus, Univ of Portland, 1993
Paul Lombardi (1973- )
Composer; educator; pianist
Eugene
PhD, Univ of Oregon, 2004
A. Laurence Lyon (1934- )
Composer; educator
Former faculty, Oregon Coll of Educ (now Western Oregon Univ)
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Fern L. Heller McArthur (1940- )
Pianist; teacher; composer
M Mus, Univ Oregon, 1980
Kimberly Ann McCarthy (1955- )
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1985
Janna McCauslan
Portland, OR
John McKinnon (1954- )
Composer; hornist; educator
La Grande
Professor, Eastern Oregon University
Oregon Music Teachers Assoc Composer of the Year, 2004-05
E-mail composer
Kitty MacKinnon
No information available
Terry McQuilkin (1955- )
Composer; educator
Eugene
Adj Instructor, University of Oregon
Contributing music reviewer, Eugene Register-Guard
Oregon Music Teachers Assoc Composer of the Year, 2006
DMA, Univ of Oregon, 1995
Publishers: Neil A. Kjos Music , Southern Music
E-mail composer
Art Maddox
Composer; pianist
Pt time faculty, Western Oregon University
Recordings: North Pacific Music
Bruno Viernes Madrid (1929- )
Pianist; composer; educator; choreographer
Sr Instr Emeritus, Univ of Oregon Dept of Dance
M Mus (Piano), Univ of Oregon, 1963
Farrell Madsen
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1962
Sean Malone
Bassist, composer, author
Eugene
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Recordings: Sensory, MetalBlade, RoadRunner
Tom Manoff
Writer, composer
Eugene
Classical music critic, All Things Considered
Contributing music reviewer, Eugene Register-Guard
(Taught at Univ of Oregon, 1980-1982?)
Timothy J. Mason
Composer
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1996
Norma Mathes (1943- )
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1974
Carol Matthews-Whiteman (1943- )
M Mus, Univ of Oregon,1990
David W. Maves (1937- )
Charleston, SC
Composer-in-Res, College of Charleston
Publishers: Peters, MMB, Zurfluh, Music for Percussion, Carl Fischer, Marks, Presser, Canyon Press, others
Recordings: Cala, Northsound, Opus One, Crest
B Mus, UO, 1961
E-mail composer
Elyzabeth Meade
PhD, Univ of Oregon, 2003
Bonnie Miksch
Composer, educator
Asst Prof, Portland State Univ
Marvin Roger Mielke (1961- )
Lake Oswego
Publisher: Mielke
E-mail composer
James Miley (1967- )
Salem
Composer, jazz pianist, educator
Asst Prof, Willamette Univ
Publications: UNC Jazz Press, Matrix Music
PhD, Univ of Oregon, 1999
E-mail composer
Beatrice Anderson Miller
Corvallis
Oregon Music Teachers Assoc Composer of the Year, 1997
Publications: Alfred, Summy Bichard, Belwin, Lorenz, Oregon Catholic Press
Byron Miller
UO MS, 1951
David N. Miller (1955- )
Composer, arranger
Portland
Publications: Southern Music, Snicko, Jupiter Press
E-mail composer
Lance Miller
Eugene
Composer
Audio Engineer, University of Oregon
Keith R. Mirick
Pub'd in Eugene, OR
Stanley J. Mitchell
Bandmaster (ret.), oboist, composer
Gresham
Former member (first sergeant), 74th Army Band, Fort Harris, Indiana
Jan Mittelstaedt (1941- )
Portland
Publishers: Boston Music, Sint Sink Music
M Mus, Univ of Portland, 1993
Oregon Music Teachers Assoc Composer of the Year, 1994
E-mail composer
Richard C. Moffatt (1927-1983)
Composer, conductor, pianist, educator
Portland
Mus Dir, Portland Park Bureau
Publications: Witmark & Sons, R. D. Row
Source: ASCAP Biographical Dictionary. 4th ed. Comp. by Jaques Cattell Press. New York: Bowker, 1980.
Rick Modlin
Composer, arranger, pianist
Managing music editor, Oregon Catholic Press
Publications: Oregon Catholic Press
Glen Moore (1941- )
Member of the band, Oregon
b. Portland, OR
Margaret Ann Moore (1939- )
Pianist, teacher, composer,
former church music director and public arts administrator
Portland
E-mail composer
Dent Mowrey (1889-1960)
Composer
Source: Multnomah County Library
Henry B. Murtagh (1890-1961)
Composer of Oregon's state song
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Yoko Nakatani
Grad student, Brandeis Univ
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1997
Mickey Newbury (1940-2002)
Singer-Songwriter
Dika Newlin (1923-2006)
Composer, musicologist, educator, author, rock musician
Born in Portland
Prof, Virginia Commenwealth University, 1978 - 2004
Obits: Los Angeles Times: Jul 27 2006; New York Times: Jul 28 2006
Gene A. Newton (1951- )
Composer, musician
Salem
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1978
Publications: NEZ Productions, Galleon Productions
Recordings: Self-produced, available at CD Baby
E-mail composer
Jonathan Newton (1950- )
Composer, music producer, college instructor
Portland, OR
BA Music, Portland State University, 1977; Master of Arts in Teaching, Pacific University, 2003
Instructor, Portland State University
Supervisor, Recording Arts & Music Production Program, Portland State University
E-mail composer
James Niblock (1917- )
Composer, violinist, educator
b. Scappoose, OR
Prof. emeritus, Michigan State Univ
Source: Norman Smith, Program Notes for Band, 2000
Eva Saito Noda
No information available
Gary Noland (1957- )
Portland
Composer, pianist, teacher
Oregon Music Teachers Assoc Composer of the Year, 2006
Mike Nord
Salem
Composer, guitarist, educator
Asst Prof, Willamette Univ
Recordings: Nabel, P7 labels.
E-mail composer
Peter Northnagle
Eugene Electronic Music Collective
Blyth Nuttall (1952- )
Composer, arranger, educator
Edmonton, Alberta
Instructor, Concordia University College of Alberta (School of Music)
DMA, Univ of Oregon, 1996
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Tim O'Dell (1966- )
Saxophonist, composer, educator
Brunswick, ME
Adj faculty, Univ of Southern Maine
Publications: Accura Music, Song Z Music
Recordings: Southport Records
Web page: www.timodellmusic.com
Born in Lebanon, OR
E-mail composer
James Olsen (1954- )
Eugene
Dir., Swing Shift (big band)
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1980
Publisher: UNC Jazz Press
Recordings: Phlogiston, Swing Shift Productions, MYJO
E-mail composer
Rebecca Oswald (1958- )
Composer, arranger, pianist
Eugene
M Mus, Univ Oregon, 2001
E-mail composer
Harold Owen (1931-)
Eugene
Prof. emeritus, University of Oregon
Publications: Oxford, Schirmer Books, GIA, CPP Belwin, Presser, Walton, Oregon Catholic Pr., WIM, Earthsongs
Recordings: WIM, CPP Belwin, Oregon Catholic Press
E-mail composer
Steve Owen
Prof/Dir Jazz Studies, Univ of Oregon
Eugene
David Ozab (1965- )
Composer, recording engineer
Springfield
PhD, Univ of Oregon, 2003
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MaeHyun Park (1940- )
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1970
Mary Lee Scoville Parker (1943- )
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1977
Gary Parks
No information available
Derryl Parsons
Eugene Electronic Music Collective
John Paul
Composer, violinist
Chair, Music Dept., Marylhurst University
John Peel (1946- )
Salem
Prof, Willamette University
E-mail composer
Albert Perfect (1873-1945)
Bandmaster
Director of Univ of Oregon bands, 1915-24
Composer of "Mighty Oregon"
Biog sketch by Robert Ponto in Ledger Lines, Fall 2001
Nathaniel Tull Phillips (1969- )
Composer
Beaverton
Adjunct faculty, Univ of Portland, Marylhurst University
E-mail composer
Forrest Pierce
Composer, educator
Asst Prof, Univeristy of Kansas
Taught at Lewis and Clark College
Michael R. Prendergast
Liturgical Musican; composer; writer; editor
Portland
Publications: Oregon Catholic Press
Bob Priest
Composer, Educator, Guitarist
Instructor, Marylhurst University
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Qehn [See Ken Jennings]
Troy Ramos
Composer
Portland
Christopher Randall (1969- )
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 2001
Andrea Reinkemeyer (1976- )
Composer, violinist, violist, teacher
Ann Arbor, MI
Adj asst prof, Bowling Green State University
Born in Portland
B Mus from Univ of Oregon; M Mus, Univ of Michigan, 2001
E-mail composer
Dan Rhiger
3639 SE Francis St. Portland, OR 97202
Recorded for HeartSong Review (New Age Music)
Stephen Rodgers
Music theorist, composer
Eugene
Asst Prof (theory), University of Oregon
Lily Barmor Rose (1969- )
Composer
Seattle, WA
PhD, Univ of Oregon, 2004
Mary Rose
No information available -->
Aaron Rosenberg (1964- )
Composer, pianist
Boston, MA
PhD, Univ of Oregon, 2009
E-mail composer
Richard Ross, 1953-
UO MM, 1983
Pedro Rubalcava
Composer, pastoral musician
Boring, Ore.
Publications: Oregon Catholic Press
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Paul Safar (1969- )
Pianist, composer, arranger
Eugene
Co-director, Cherry Blossom Musical Arts
Publications: mungosong records
E-mail composer
Rene Salm (1952- )
Eugene
Publications: R.J. Thomas
Walter Saul (1954- )
Fresno, CA
Faculty, Fresno Pacific University
Former Prof/Chair, Music, Warner Pacific College
Oregon Music Teachers Assoc Composer of the Year, 1990
Publications: Tarsus Music, MMB Music, Pioneer Press, Red River Music, HoneyRock
Recordings: Tarsus Music
E-mail composer
Andrew M. Sauerwein (1963- )
Composer, educator
Jackson, MS
Asst Prof, Belhaven University
M.Mus., UO, 1995; Ph.D., Duke, 2001
Tim Sauerwein (1957- )
Composer, engineer
Portland
Katherine Saxon (1981- )
Composer
More information to be added
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 2006
Bernard Scherr (1963- )
Abilene, Texas
Head, Theory/Comp, Hardin-Simmons University
Ph.D., UO, 1998
Publisher: B.D. Music Publications
Recordings: Vienna Modern Masters
E-mail composer
David Schiff (1945- )
Portland
Professor, Reed College
Douglass Scott (1935- )
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1970
Paul Leroy Setziol (1946- )
Composer
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1976; DMA, Univ of Oregon, 1980
Kirby Shaw
Composer, arranger
Ashland
Publications: Hal Leonard, Primarily A Cappella
Edgardo Simone
Composer, orchestrator
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1983
Gregory Short (1938 - 1999)
Composer, Pianist, Educator
Taught privately and at community colleges and directed church choirs
DMA, Univ of Oregon, 1995
Wikipedia article
Obit, Seattle Times
Vijay Singh
Composer, conductor, singer, educator
Ellensburg, WA
Assoc prof (voc jazz), Central Washington Univ
Taught at Portland State Univ, Mt. Hood Comm Coll, Western Oregon State Univ
M Mus, Portland State Univ
Publications: Warner Bros, National Music, BriLee Music, Hal Leonard, and Lawson-Gould Music
Milen Slavov
Portland
Pianist, accordionist, composer
Wayne Slawson (1932- )
Composer, author, educator
Adj faculty, Southern Oregon University
Edmund Soule (1915-2000)
Composer; pianist; librarian
UO Professor/Music Librarian
Obit: Eugene Register Guard, 4/6/00
Michael Souther (1954- )
Musician, composer, recording engineer, computer consultant
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1995
Victor Steinhardt (1943- )
Pianist, composer
Eugene
Prof emer, piano, Univ of Oregon
Recordings: Town Hall Records
E-mail composer
Greg A. Steinke (1942- )
Former faculty member, Marylhurst University (ret. in 2001)
Publishers: Seesaw, HaMar Percussion Publications, (Boosey & Hawkes), TUBA Press, Acoma, Frank E. Warren, and Tierra del Mar
Recordings: New Ariel, North Pacific, Classico, Acoma
Jeffrey Stolet
Composer, educator
Prof, Univ of Oregon
Dir, Future Music Oregon
Nolan Stolz (1981- )
Composer, drummer
Eugene
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 2007
Recordings: Rebel Phi Records; ESM; The Tributary Music Label
E-mail composer
Robert H. Stoltze (1910-1979)
Pianist; organist; composer; educator
Professor of Music, Lewis & Clark
Gladys V. Stone
MS, Univ of Oregon, 1953
Jon Sutton (1927-2004)
Composer, musician, artist
Obit: Eugene Register Guard, 9/1/04
Matthew Svoboda (1969- )
Composer, conductor
Eugene
Mus Dir, Central Presb Church; Ass't cond, Oregon Festival of Choirs; Ass't cond, Eugene Symph Chorus
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 2003 (choral cond.), 2004 (comp.)
E-mail composer
Tomas Svoboda (1939- )
Prof Emeritus, Portland St Univ
Publisher: T. C. Strangland (E-mail: tcstangland@aol.com)
Recordings: Albany, Centaur, North Pacific
Oregon Music Teachers Assoc Composer of the Year, 1992
Joan Szymko
Composer, conductor
Portland
Publications: Santa Barbara Music, Treble Clef, Yelton Rhodes.
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Alden Keith Taylor, 1939-
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1964
Clyde Thompson (1947- )
Choral conductor, educator, composer
Assoc Prof, Central Oregon Community College
Publications: Lorenz, Editions Viento
John Thors
Eugene, OR
E. Benjamin Tomassetti (1962- )
Composer, educator
Asst Prof, Coord Music Engineering Tech, Hampton University
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1987
DMA, Univ of Oregon, 1995
Tom Tomaszek
Educator, composer, church musician,
Dir, Artist Relations, Prod Develpt, Oregon Catholic Press
Publications: OCP
Ralph Towner
BA, Univ of Oregon
Sites include:
European Jazz Network Site
Charles Tracy
Ashland, OR
Thomas Trent (1955- )
Composer, choir director, singer
Eugene
Choir Director, St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Eugene
PhD, Univ Oregon, 1998
David Tsai (1969- )
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1998
Monte Tubb (1933- )
Prof, Univ of Oregon, 1966-1991
Larry William Tyson (1948- )
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1971
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Scott Unrein (1976- )
Eugene
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 2004
E-mail composer
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John Van Buren (1952- )
Composer, teacher
Born in Portland, Ore.
May Van Dyke ( d.1963)
Collection of May Van Dyke Johnson in M4 .V34
Margaret Vance
No information available
Phyllyp Vernacular
Eugene Electronic Music Collective
Mark Vigil (1954- )
Eugene
M.Mus., UO, 1996
E-mail: E-mail composer
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Kevin Walczyk (1964- )
McMinnville
Prof, Western Oregon University
Publishers: Keveli Music
Recordings: Albany, AYA Records, PYP Records,
E-mail composer
Lana Walter (1948- )
Teacher, composer/arranger
Roseburg
Publications: Treble Clef Music Press
Brett Wartchow
Composer, Intermedia music artist
PhD student, Univ of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 2006
Joseph Waters (1952- )
Prof, San Diego State Univ
PhD, Univ Oregon, 2002
Instr, Lewis and Clark Coll, 1993-2001
Vis Asst Prof, Willamette Univ, 1997
(Herman) Brent Weaver (1958- )
Composer
Newberg
Prof, George Fox University
DMA, Univ Oregon, 1984
Publisher: Lux Nova Press
Brother Wenceslaus
Portland, OR
William Whitley (1968- )
Composer; organist; educator
Eugene
Adj Instr, Western Oregon Univ
Music Dir/Organist, First Presbyterian Church, Cottage Grove
Publisher: Lumina Music, Oregon Catholic Press
E-mail composer (or alternate e-mail address)
Christopher Michael Wicks
Silverton
Organist, composer
M Mus (Organ), Univ of Oregon
John Wiesenthal (1945- )
UO MM, 1979
Jean Elizabeth Williams (1876-1965)
No information available
Mason Williams (1938- )
Composer, guitarist
Eugene area
Christine Willits
Pub'd in Portland, OR
Bridget Wolf (1963- )
Pianist, Teacher, Composer
Talent, Oregon
Publications: Inside Out Mystical Publishing
E-mail composer
Eric Jon Wood (1960- )
Visiting Lecturer (History and Theory), Univ of the Pacific
M Mus, UO, 1986
William Frank Wood
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1958
Richard Woodman (1952- )
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1981
Jeffrey Alden Wyckoff (1944- )
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1967
Bhishma Xenotechnites [See: Douglas Leedy]
Michael Yantis (1948- )
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1974
Hwaeja Yoo (1941- )
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1967
David York (1958- )
Portland
Dir., David York Ensemble
Adj. faculty, Lewis and Clark Coll.
PhD, Univ Oregon, 2002
Publisher: Earthsongs
Recordings: OMNI Records
E-mail composer
David Robert Young (1947- )
M Mus, Univ of Oregon, 1988
Laura Zaerr
Harpist; teacher; composer
Corvallis
Adj Asst Prof (Harp), Univ of Oregon
Recordings: Rosewood Music
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