Background
Samuel, Gerhard was born on April 20, 1924 in Bonn, Germany. Son of Arthur and Hilde (Behr) Samuel. came to the United States, 1939, naturalized, 1943.
Samuel, Gerhard was born on April 20, 1924 in Bonn, Germany. Son of Arthur and Hilde (Behr) Samuel. came to the United States, 1939, naturalized, 1943.
Student violin with Samuel Belov. Chamber music with Jacques Gordon. Bachelor of Music cum laude, Eastman School Music, 1945.
Choral conducting with Hermann Genhart. Conducting with Paul White and Howard Hanson, 1945. Student of Serge Koussevitsky, Tanglewood, Massachusetts, 1947.
Student, also Boris Goldowsky. Student of Paul Hindemith (scholarship), Yale University. Master of Music (Haupt prize), Yale University, 1947.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), California College Arts and Crafts.
Fulbright grantee for study in Europe, 1949. Executive committee San Francisco Composers Forum, 1959-1962. Member composers workshop San Francisco Conservatory Music, 1960.
Professor music California Institute Arts, 1972-1976. Conductor Contemporary Ensemble Concert Series, University Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, 1976-1997. Lecturer in field; guest conductor Oakland (California) Ballet Company, appointed affiliate Professor of Composition at School of Music, University of Western Australia, 1998.
Member advisory panel State Department Cultural Exchange. Member music council Young Musicians Foundation. Member American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (annual award since 1970), Cincinnati Composers Guild, National Association Composers.