Background
Mumma, Gordon was born on March 30, 1935 in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Colgan Thomas and Adamae (McCoy) Mumma.
Mumma, Gordon was born on March 30, 1935 in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Colgan Thomas and Adamae (McCoy) Mumma.
Student, University Michigan, 1952-1953.
Guest lecturer, Brandeis U., 1966, 67;
composer, musician, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, 1966-1974;
composer, musician, Sonic Arts Union, from 1966;
guest lecturer, University of Illinois, 1969-1970;
guest lecturer, Ferienkurse für Neue Musik, Darmstadt, Federal Republic Germany, 1974;
member of faculty, Cursos Latinoamericanos de Música Contemporánea, Montevideo, 1975;
member of faculty, Cursos Latinoamericanos de Música Contemporánea, Buenos Aires, 1977;
member of faculty, Cursos Latinoamericanos de Música Contemporánea, Dominican Republic, 1981;
professor music, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1975-1994;
professor emeritus, University of California, since 1994;
Darius Milhaud professor, Mills College, 1981. Co-founder ONCE Festivals of Contemporary Music, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1961-1966, Cybersonics, Ann Arbor, 1963. Electronic designer Pepsi Pavilion, Expo 70, Osaka, Japan.
Technical director Intermedia Institute, New York City, 1970;founder Tao Chemical Company, performance-arts production company, New York City, 1976. Visiting professor University of California-San Diego, 1985, 87. Visiting distinguished composer Mills College, 1989.
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He cofounded Ann Arbor"s Cooperative Studio for Electronic Music with Ashley in 1958-1966, was a cofounder of the ONCE Festival in 1961-1966 in Ann Arbor, was a resident composer with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company alongside Cage and Tudor from 1966-1974, and was a member of the Sonic Arts Union with Ashley, Alvin Lucier, and David Behrman.
Children: Christopher, Jonathan.