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Bolcom’s parents were sure about one thing, however. They paid no attention to those who told them their kid could be a star if only they’d push him out on stage. “I am so thankful my parents put their foot down,” Bolcom says today.
Early life and education. Bolcom was born in Seattle, Washington. At age 11, he entered the University of Washington to study composition privately with George Frederick McKay and John Verrall and piano with Madame Berthe Poncy Jacobson.
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William Bolcom, American composer, pianist, and teacher whose compositions encompass many idioms, from popular cabaret songs to more-traditional classical scores. Learn more about Bolcom’s life and work, including his inspirations and his various awards.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 9, 2018 · Bolcom was born in Seattle, Washington, to Robert Bolcom, an industrial lightbulb salesman, and Virginia Bolcom, an elementary school teacher and classical music enthusiast. By the time William Bolcom was four years old, his talent for composition became evident to his parents, who ignored suggestions that they should rush their son into a ...
Bolcom was born in Seattle, Washington, to Robert Bolcom, an industrial lightbulb salesman, and Virginia Bolcom, an elementary school teacher and classical music enthusiast. By the time William Bolcom was four years old, his talent for composition became evident to his parents, who ignored suggestions that they should rush their son into a ...
He joined the UM faculty in 1973, was the 1977 recipient of the Henry Russel Award, the 1997 Henry Russell Lectureship, was appointed Ross Lee Finney Distinguished Professor of Composition in 1994, and chaired the Composition Department from 1998-2003. In 2008 he retired from the University of Michigan.
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