Background
Harbison, John was born on December 20, 1938 in Orange, New Jersey, United States.
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Harbison, John was born on December 20, 1938 in Orange, New Jersey, United States.
Bachelor, Harvard University, 1960. Master of Fine Arts, Princeton University, 1963. Studied with Boris Blacher, Berlin.
Studied with Roger Sessions and Earl Kim Choth, Princeton University. Degree (honorary), New England Conservatory, 1995.
Instructor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1969-1982. Conductor Cantata Singers, 1969-1973, 80-82, Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Boston Symphony, Speculum Musicae. Creative chair St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, 1990—1992.
Composer-in-residence Pittsburgh Sympnony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Tanglewood, Santa Fe Chamber Festivals, American Academy, Rome., Aspen Music Festival, Ojai Music Festival, California, 1991. Former music director Cantata Singers, Boston. Instructor CalArts, Boston University.
Principal guest conductor Emmanuel Music. Guest conductor Seattle Symphony, 2003.
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Member American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, 1992.
Married Mary Rose Harbison.