Theodore Pease Stearns (1881–1935) was an American composer. Born in Berea,

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

, he wrote a number of operas. Of these, ''The Snowbird'' was given at the

Chicago Civic Opera The Civic Opera Company (1922–1931) was a Chicago company that produced seven seasons of grand opera in the Auditorium Theatre from 1922 to 1928, and three seasons at its own Civic Opera House from 1929 to 1931 before falling victim to financi ...

in 1923; this work won the

Bispham Memorial Medal Award The Bispham Memorial Medal Award was an award for operas written in English language, English which was named for baritone David Bispham, who was a great proponent of performing opera in English in the United States. It was traditionally awarded to ...

. He taught music at the

University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...

from 1932 until 1935.

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List of works on son's website

1881 births 1935 deaths American male classical composers American classical composers University of California, Los Angeles faculty American opera composers People from Berea, Ohio Classical musicians from Ohio 20th-century American male musicians {{US-composer-19thC-stub