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Kenton Coe
Kenton Summers Coe (November 11, 1930 – December 29, 2021) was an American composer. Biography Coe was born in Johnson City, TN, the younger of two sons born to Cleveland Beach Coe (1893-1945) and Margaret Rebecca (Summers) Coe (1893-1981). He spent the first five years of his life in Johnson City, after which he moved with his family to Knoxville and Chattanooga, where they lived from 1935-1945 while Coe’s father worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority and served in World War II, WWII. It was during that time, around 1936, that Coe first began his musical training at the Cadek Conservatory in Chattanooga. Coe attended Sewanee Military Academy from 1946-1947 and then returned to Johnson City with his mother (his father died in 1945 while serving in WWII) where he graduated from Science Hill High School in 1948. He attended Hobart College, Geneva, Hobart College in New York for two years before transferring to Yale University in 1950 to study composition with Paul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre Marty
Jean-Pierre Marty (12 October 1932 – 14 March 2024) was a French pianist and conductor. Biography Jean-Pierre Marty was born on 12 October 1932. He was first a pupil of Alfred Cortot, then of Julius Katchen. He started a piano career at the age of 13, first serving as accompanist to the cellist Pierre Fournier for a few months before appearing in Paris as soloist in three piano concertos. He also studied harmony, counterpoint and composition with Nadia Boulanger whom he eventually succeeded as Director of the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau. He pursued his pianistic career in France, Spain, the Netherlands and Germany until it was interrupted by serious muscular problems in 1953. Having moved to the United States, he shifted to conducting, taking lessons from Robert Irving and Thomas Schippers and appearing first in ballet (New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre), then in opera (New York City Opera, Washington Opera). On his return to France, he was for seven years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |