Stephen Abram Jaffe

Background

Jaffe, Stephen Abram was born on December 30, 1954 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Howard W. and Elizabeth (Boudreau) Jaffe.

Education

AB, University of Pennsylvania, 1977; AM, University of Pennsylvania, 1978; postgraduate, Conservatoire de Musique, Geneva.

Career

Teaching fellow, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, North Carolina, 1977; composer, pianist, conductor, since 1978; from lecturer to instructor, Swarthmore (Pennsylvania) College, 1979, 86; assistant professor, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1981-1988; associate professor, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, since 1988; director graduate studies, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1991-1993; chairman, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1993-1996. Part-time associate Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1978. Director Encounters with the Music of Our Time, Duke U., Durham, since 1981.

Achievements

• Stephen Abram Jaffe has been listed as a noteworthy Composer, music educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member BMI (affiliate), Chamber Music American.

Connections

Married Mindy Oshrain, May 29, 1988. Children: Anna Aliza, Elana Felice.

Father:

Howard W. Jaffe

Mother:

Elizabeth (Boudreau) Jaffe

Spouse:

Mindy Oshrain

child:

Elana Felice Jaffe

child:

Anna Aliza Jaffe