Louis Karchin, Date of Birth

Louis Karchin

American composer

Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1951

Profession: composer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Louis Karchin (born September 8, 1951) is an American composer, conductor and educator who has composed over 60 works including unaccompanied and chamber music, symphonic works and opera. Karchin was born in Philadelphia, PA, and is Professor of Music at New York University.
He received a B.
Mus.
degree from the Eastman School of Music, an M.A.
and Ph.D.
from Harvard University, and was twice a Leonard Bernstein Fellow at Tanglewood.
His principal teachers included Samuel Adler, Joseph Schwantner, Leon Kirchner, Earl Kim and Gunther Schuller.