2012/03/29
Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964), United States
Studied composition at Yale University and the Royal Academy of Music, London. Was composer-in-residence for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Professor of composition at Chicago University. She has composed many works in various genres and for various forces: orchestral, chamber, solo instrumental, solo voice, and choral. She avoids traditional forms such as the sonata or folk music.
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