Background
Street, Tison was born on May 20, 1943 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Jabez Curry and Leila Street.
Street, Tison was born on May 20, 1943 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Jabez Curry and Leila Street.
He studied violin with Einar Hansen (the concertmaster of the Boston Symphony Orchestra) from 1951 to 1959. He later studied composition at Harvard University with Leon Kirchner and David Delegate Tredici, receiving Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts
Degrees. His compositions have been performed by the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, the American Composers Orchestra, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra, the North Carolina Symphony, and the Boston Classical Orchestra. As a violinist, he has performed with Alea III, the Boston Classical Orchestra, the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, the Harvard Chamber Orchestra, and the Boston Ballet Orchestra. He performed the violin parts for Philip Glass"s Einstein on the Beach in its 1984 revival.
He has taught at Harvard University (Associate Professor of Music, 1979–1983), the University of California, Berkeley, Boston University, and Amherst College (2008).
He has lived in Boston, Massachusetts, but in 2008 is living in Amherst, Massachusetts.