Background
Primosch, James Thomas was born on October 29, 1956 in Cleveland. Son of Edward Joseph and Rose Marie (Potochar) Primosch.
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James Thomas Primosch
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Education
Bachelor in Composition magna cum laude, Cleveland State University, 1978; Master of Arts in Composition, University of Pennsylvania, 1980; DMA in Composition awarded with distinction, Columbia University, 1988; studied piano privately with Lambert Orkis, Philadelphia, 1978-1980; studied composition with John Harbison, Tanglewood, 1984.
Career
Assistant professor music, U. Pennsylvania, 1988-1994;
associate professor music, U. Pennsylvania, since 1994. Graduate assistantships Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center, 1982-1984, 86-87, preceptorship Columbia University, 1984-1985. Residency Virginia Center Creative Arts, 1985, MacDowell Colony, 1988, Bellagio Conference Center, 1992.
Regional visiting artist American Academy in Rome, 1994. Composer in residence Marlboro Music Festival, 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Member BMI, Pi Kappa Lambda.
Connections
Married Mary Marguerite Murphy, April 5, 1986.
