Background
Coates, Gloria was born on October 10, 1938 in Wausau, Wisconsin, United States.
Coates, Gloria was born on October 10, 1938 in Wausau, Wisconsin, United States.
Attended, Cooper Union Art School, 1957-1958; Bachelor of Music in Voice and Composition, Louisiana State University, 1963; Master of Music in Composition, Louisiana State University, 1965; postgraduate with Otto Luening and Jack Beeson, Columbia University, 1966-1967; studied with Alexander Tcherepnin, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 1962.
Guest lecturer International Juenesse Musicale Summer Academy, Poland, 1975, Max Mueller Bhavan, Bombay, 1982, Calcutta, 1982, New Delhi International Center, 1982, New Delhi Conservatory of Music, 1982, Munich Art Academy, 1982, Harvard, 1984, University Wisconsin-Madison, 1984, 1984, Boston University, 1987, Brown University, 1988. Invited to first International Festival For New Music, Moscow, 1982. Founder, teacher music course University Wisconsin International Programs, 1975-1984.
Founder European section International League of Women Composers, board directors 1975-1978.