People in Jewish Music

Bio 

Samuel Adler was born in Mannheim, Germany and came to the United States in 1939. In addition to writing four books, he is the composer of over 400 published works, including 5 operas, 6 symphonies, 17 concerti, 8 string quartets, 5 oratorios and many other works, all of which have been performed all over the world. He was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters in May 2001, and then inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame in October 2008; in 2018 he was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz (first class), the highest civilian award given by the German government. He is Professor-emeritus at the Eastman School of Music where he taught from 1966 to 1995 and served as chair of the composition department from 1974 until his retirement. From 1997 to 2017 he was a member of the composition faculty at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City where he was awarded the 2009-10 William Schuman Scholars Chair.

Area of Specialization

Art music; conducting

Bio

Ran is an Israeli-American composer, who moved from Israel to New York City as a teenager to attend Mannes College of Music on scholarship. Her composition Symphony won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1991–only the second woman to win this prize at this point in time. In 1992 she was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She has received honorary doctorates from Mount Holyoke College, Beloit College, Spertus Institute (Chicago), and the New School of Social Research in New York. Ran was a professor of music composition at the University of Chicago from 1973 to 2015; her compositions have been performed across the world by a range of orchestras and chamber groups. She has also performed as a pianist in Israel, Europe and the U.S.

Area of Specialization

Art music; piano performance

Major Works

1. Symphony (1990) 
2. Legends (1993) 
3. Between Two Worlds (The Dybbuk) (1997)