Olly Wilson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Olly Wilson

American composer

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1937

Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 13-Mar-2018

Profession: composer, pianist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Olly Woodrow Wilson, Jr.
(September 7, 1937 – March 12, 2018) was an American composer of contemporary classical music, pianist, double bassist, and musicologist.
He was one of the preeminent composers of African American descent in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
He is also known for establishing the TIMARA (Technology in Music and Related Arts) program at Oberlin Conservatory, the first-ever conservatory program in electronic music.