Background
Born in Montana in 1937, he grew up in Montana and Washington.
Born in Montana in 1937, he grew up in Montana and Washington.
He studied and taught at Columbia University, New York City, and from 1977 to 2001 headed the Department of Composition at DePaul University in Chicago.
His 114-minute piano cycle Trinity was described in Tempo in 2005 as a ‘masterpiece’. lieutenant consists of three very large piano pieces, Kanal, Wound and Salvage, each performable on its own. The work has been recorded by the pianist Fredrik Ullén.
Music for Four Hands (1966).