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The Orchestra Moves

About the Composers and Arrangers

Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was born in Bonn, Germany. After beginning his piano studies at an early age with his father, Beethoven quickly became a famous pianist and composer ...

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Georges Bizet

Georges Bizet (1838–1875) was a French composer with a musical family. His mother, a pianist, and his father, a composer and voice teacher, recognized Bizet’s talent early. When  ...

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Thomas Cabaniss

Thomas Cabaniss (b. 1962) is a composer and educator born in Charleston, South Carolina. Residing in New York City, Cabaniss teaches at The Juilliard School and leads arts education ...

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Flannery Cunningham

Flannery Cunningham (b. 1991) began composing soon after she started piano lessons in first grade. Her early hits included I Love My Piano Teacher and Catching Leaves, for which she admits ...

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Dai Wei

Dai Wei (b. 1989) is originally from China. Her music navigates the spaces between East and West, classical and pop, electronic and acoustic, innovation and tradition. Her artistry is ...

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André Filho

André Filho (1906–1974) was a Brazilian actor and musician who composed many popular songs. A violinist, singer, guitarist, pianist, mandolinist, and banjo player, Filho was an  ...

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Elena Kats-Chernin

Elena Kats-Chernin (b. 1957) was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She was four years old when she started taking piano lessons, and she composed her first piano piece, Lullaby for Nick, at age  ...

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Arturo Márquez

Arturo Márquez (b. 1950) is one of the most prominent Mexican classical composers. Born in Alamos, Mexico, he was introduced to music by his father, a mariachi musician, and his ...

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Rebecca Pellett

Rebecca Pellett (b. 1981) is a Canadian arranger, orchestrator, and composer. She began taking music lessons in rural Ontario when she was four years old, and always sang in her school ...

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Tali Rubinstein

Tali Rubinstein (b. 1984) began playing the recorder in second grade. Unlike most kids, she never stopped. A student of mezzo-soprano Bracha Kol, Tali was trained in classical music from a ...

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Johann Strauss II

Johann Strauss II (1825–1899) was born in Vienna, where his father was a famous musician. Although his father urged him not to pursue music (he wanted him to become a banker), Strauss  ...

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Tanyaradzwa A. Tawengwa

Tanyaradzwa A. Tawengwa (b. 1991) is a Zimbabwean gwenyambira, composer, scholar, and singer whose work builds a bridge between Madzimbabwe and Western classical music traditions. Her music  ...

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Itamar Ben Zimra

Itamar Ben Zimra (b. 1993) is a clarinetist, composer, and arranger, and began playing the clarinet in third grade, studying both classical and jazz. He’s based in Los Angeles, ...

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