Will Ogdon
Will Ogdon (April 19, 1921 – October 6, 2013) was an American composer. He long taught at the University of California, San Diego, from 1966 to 1991.
Life and career
[edit]Will Ogdon was born on April 19, 1921, originally from Redlands, California. He studied composition with Ernst Krenek, Roger Sessions, and René Leibowitz, and acquired a doctorate in music theory from Indiana University.
He taught at the University of California, San Diego beginning in 1966, and retiring in 1991.[1]) His students included composer Louise Spizizen. He lived in Del Mar, California.
He has collaborated with the singer Carol Plantamura.
Discography
[edit]- 1997 - The Music Of Will Ogdon. Composers Recordings, Inc.
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ "Will Ogdon, Founding Chair of Department of Music, Dies at 92 yrs". Ucsdnews.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
Sources
[edit]- Négyesy, János, and Garrett Bowles, collectors and compilers. A Festschrift for Will Ogdon. OCLC 55703366.
- Négyesy, János, and Garrett Bowles, collectors and compilers. The Collected Writings of Will Ogdon. ISBN 0-10-071896-5.
External links
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Categories:
- 1921 births
- 2013 deaths
- 20th-century American classical composers
- 20th-century American male musicians
- American male classical composers
- Indiana University alumni
- People from Redlands, California
- People from Del Mar, California
- Pupils of Ernst Krenek
- Pupils of Roger Sessions
- University of California, San Diego alumni