Charles Fussell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Charles Fussell

American composer

Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1938

Place of Birth: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Profession: composer, music pedagogue

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Charles Clement Fussell (born February 14, 1938, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American composer of contemporary classical music.
His symphony Wilde for solo baritone and orchestra, based on the life of Oscar Wilde and premiered by the Newton Symphony Orchestra and the baritone Sanford Sylvan in 1990, was a finalist for the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Music.
He was an assistant and close friend of the composer Virgil Thomson.