Background
Short, Gregory Norman was born on August 14, 1938 in Toppenish, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Ralph Orling S. and Norma Marie (Alexander) Spence.
Short, Gregory Norman was born on August 14, 1938 in Toppenish, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Ralph Orling S. and Norma Marie (Alexander) Spence.
Bachelor of Medicine, University Oregon, 1971. Doctor in Musical Arts, University Oregon, 1995.
Instructor piano Cornish School Allied Arts, Seattle, 1965-1969. Private instructor piano, composition Seattle and Whidbey Is., Washington, 1958-1999, Eugene, Oregon, 1969-1974. Instructor class piano, theory Highline Community College, Midway, Washington, 1967-1969.
Music director, 1977-1982. Teaching assistant class piano University Oregon, 1971-1974, 91-93, graduate teaching fellow history, 1991-1992, graduate teaching fellow theory, 1992-1993. Instructor theory, piano Judgendmusikschule, Hagen, Germany, 1974-1976.
Instructor music history and literature Skagit Valley College, Whidbey Is., 1993-1999. Co-founder Seattle Classical Music Supporters, 1968. Co-organizer Northwest Composers Festival, 1973-1974.
Music advisor Composers and Artists Support Association, 1988-1990. Music director Skid Row Theater, Seattle, 1986, Carco Theater, Renton, Washington, 1987, St. Francis Episcopal Church, Mill Creek, Washington, 1988-1990. Adjudicator Washington Solo and Ensemble Contest, 1966-1969, San Francisco Opera Auditions, Seattle, 1969, young composers project Washington State Museum Teachers' Association, 1987-1988, 94-97, East Side Music Festival, Bellevue, Washington, 1994-1998, Seattle Federation Music Teachers, 1995, 97.
Lector Seattle Symphony, 1965-1969. Originator, writer, performer The American Composer KCTS-television, Seattle, 1968-1969. Speaker, lecturer in field.
Member American Music Scv., BMI, Pi Kappa Lambda (Beta Theta chapter).
Married Harriet Adele Nixon, September 1958 (divorced 1962). Children: Kemberly Shiobhan. Married Grace Marie Wertman, December 1968 (divorced 1974).
1 child, Aric Grayson. Married Bonnie Jean Threkeld, July 1, 1978 (divorced 1992).