Background
Jolas, Betsy was born on August 5, 1926 in Paris, France. Daughter of Eugene and Maria (MacDonald) Jolas.
Jolas, Betsy was born on August 5, 1926 in Paris, France. Daughter of Eugene and Maria (MacDonald) Jolas.
Student of Paul Boepple, Helen Schnabel, Carl Weinrich, Darius Milhaud, Simone Pie-Caussade and Olivier Messiaen, Conservatoire National de Paris, 1946.
Replaced Olivier Messiaen Paris Conservatory, 1971-1974, professor advanced analysis and composition, since 1975. Professor composition Tanglewood, 1976-1977, 2006, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1976, Yale University, 1979, 82, Boston University, 1985, Darius Milhaud professor Mills Colleges, Fromm professor Harvard, 1994. Resident American Academy Rome, 1999.
Berlin Prize fellow American Academy Berlin, 2000. Visiting professor composition University Michigan, 2003-2005, 05-06.
Performer French Radio, Paris, 1955-1965. Member American Academy Arts and Letters, American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Married Gabriel Illouz, August 27, 1949. Children: Frederic, Claire, Antoine.