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John Duffy's 80th Birthday Season in 2006-2007

Aug. 01, 2006

Hans Werner Henze

Schott Music and European American Music Distributors LLC join the music world in honoring John Duffy's 80th birthday. Duffy has led a distinguished career both as a composer and as a passionate advocate for the development and promotion of works by young composers.

Born in 1926, John Duffy grew up in the Bronx. His music instructors included Aaron Copland, Henry Cowell, Luigi Dallapiccola, Solomon Rosowsky and Herbert Zipper. He has composed concert music for a wide variety of commissions, including the award-winning score for the nine-hour PBS documentary, narrated by Abba Eban, Heritage: Civilization and the Jews. The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the Chicago Tribune called the music haunting, memorable and brilliant.

As founder and president of Meet the Composer, he initiated landmark programs to advance American music to aid American composers. The John Duffy Composers Institute, founded by the Virginia Arts Festival, is dedicated to the inspiration, creation, performance and recording of new music by living composers. The institute features Professional Master Composers and developing Composer Fellows collaborating through workshops, lecture demonstrations, concerts, recordings, and interactions with resident dance and theatre companies.

In August, Duffy sees the premiere of his new opera Black Water at Off-Center Opera in Seattle. The eight performances run from August 12 through August 27. More information can be found at www.offcenteropera.com.

For further information on John Duffy and his works please visit www.schott-music.com.

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