Born:
N.Y.C.

Degrees and Studies:
B.A., Harvard College, summa cum laude; M.A., Columbia U.; D.M.A., Juilliard. Composition studies with David Diamond, Narcis Bonet, Jacques-Louis Monod, Arthur Berger; piano with Gaby Casadesus, Grant Johannesen.

Biographical Information:
Awards: The Walter Hinrichsen Award from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters; National Orchestral Association's New Music Orchestral Project, Harvard U.'s Augustus Clifford Tower Fellowship, Louis B. Mayer Award, ASCAP Awards. Commissions: Gerard Schwarz, N.Y. Chamber Symphony; El Paso Pro Musica Festival; Bachanalia Chamber Orchestra; Judith Clurman, the 92nd St. Y and the N.Y. Concert Singers; Johannes Somary, Amor Artis Chorale. Performances by Seattle Symphony, Craftsbury Chamber Players, SONYC, Festival of the Hamptons, and by artists Zuill Bailey, Simone Dinnerstein, Elizabeth Futral, Margo Garrett, Cho-Liang Lin, Jerome Rose, J.Y. Song. Composer-in- residence, Camargo Foundation, Yaddo Arts Group. President, European American Musical Alliance, Inc.; director, EAMA Summer Music Programs, Paris. Co-author with Gaby Casadesus, Ma Technique Quotidienne (My Daily Technique), 1992. Recordings on Crystal Records, New World Records, Eroica Records, and RCA/Red Seal. Works published by C.F. Peters Corp., Editions Max Eschig, Paris, and Rassel Editions, New York.

The Juilliard School:
Faculty since 1994.