Background
III, Christopher Chapman Rouse was born on February 15, 1949 in Baltimore. Son of Christopher Chapman Junior and Margery (Harper) R.
III, Christopher Chapman Rouse was born on February 15, 1949 in Baltimore. Son of Christopher Chapman Junior and Margery (Harper) R.
Bachelor of Music, Oberlin Conservatory, 1971; Master of Fine Arts, DMA, Cornell Univercity, 1977; Doctor of Music (honorary), Oberlin College, 1996.
Assistant professor composition, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1978-1981;
assistant professor composition, Eastman School Music, Rochester, New York, 1981-1985;
associate professor composition, Eastman School Music, Rochester, New York, 1985-1991;
professor composition, Eastman School Music, Rochester, New York, since 1991;
faculty, Juilliard School, since 1997. Composer-in-residence Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, 1986-1989, Schleswig Holstein Festival, 1989, Helsinki Biennale, 1997, Tanglewood Music Center, 1997, Pacific Music Festival, 1998, Aspen Music Festival, since 1999. Writernumerous musical subjects.
Historian rock music.
Married Ann Jensen, August 28, 1983. Children: Jillian, Alexandra, Adrian. 1 stepchild, Angela.