List of American Northwest composers
The following is a list of Northwest composers, each of whom has lived and composed classical music in the Northwest region of the United States. Moreover, their classical music has been performed in a traditional setting - a ballet, chamber ensemble, concert band, opera, orchestra, or solo. However, not everyone on this list has referred to the Northwest in a composition.[1][2]
To find the website of a composer, click the composer's name. For example, Gregory Short.
A B C
- Christian Asplund
- Bruce Barger
- James Beale
- Kenneth Benshoof [1]
- William Bergsma
- Huntley Beyer
- Ernest Bloch
- William Bolcom
- Richard Bourassa
- Roger Briggs
- Timothy Brock
- Glen Crytzer [2]
- David Crumb
D E F G
- Stuart Dempster
- Dale Dykins
- Burton Foreman
- Janice Giteck
- Michael Golden
H I J K
- Ed Hartman [3]
- Bern Herbolsheimer
- Charles Hiestand
- Alan Hovhaness
- Donald O. Johnston
- David Jones
- Samuel Jones (composer) [4]
- David Kechley [5]
- Gerald Kechley
- Robert Kechley [6]
- Joshua Kohl
- Robert Kyr
L M N O P Q
- Morten Lauridsen
- Allan Loucks [7]
- David Loucks
- Mateo Massina [8]
- Dylan Mattingly
- George Frederic McKay
- David Mesler
- Jonathan Middleton [9]
- Stafford Miller
- Kam Morrill
- Abe Neilson
- Michael Nicolella
- Haruko Nishimura
- Igon Puchalski
R S T
- Clement Reid
- Mary Rhoads
- Carol Sams
- Sumiko Sato
- Masguda Shamsutdinova
- Gregory Short
- Donald Stewart
- Allen Strange
- Tomas Svoboda
- Gloria Swisher [10]
- Roger Treece
- Diane Thome [11]
U V W X Y Z
- John Verrall
- Dale Wade
- Kevin Walczyk
- Kevin Waters
- William Whitley
- Keith Wittmeyer
- Gordon Wright
- Michael Young
- Gregory Youtz
- Jin Xiang
References
- ^ James Bush, Encyclopedia of Northwest Music: From Classical Recordings to Classic Rock Performances, Your Guide to the Best of the Region by (1999) ISBN 1-57061-141-6
- ^ Northwest composers performed by the Northwest Symphony