Background
Hartke, Stephen Paul was born on July 6, 1952 in Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of George William Hartke, Junior and Priscilla Nancy (Redfearn) Elfrey.
Hartke, Stephen Paul was born on July 6, 1952 in Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of George William Hartke, Junior and Priscilla Nancy (Redfearn) Elfrey.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Yale University, 1973; Master of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1982.
Advertising manager, Theodore Presser Company, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, 1977-1978; advertising and art director, European American Music Corporation, Clifton, New Jersey, 1978-1979; educational director, Carl Fischer Inc., New York City, 1980; Fulbright professor composition, U. São Paulo, Brazil, 1984-1985; professor composition School Music, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, since 1987. Visiting composer College Creative Studies University of California, Santa Barbara, 1981-1983, 85-87. Composer-in-residence Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, 1988-1992.
Member Opera American, American Museum Center.
Married Lisa Louise Stidham, September 12, 1981. 1 child, Alexander Stidham.