Aaron Jay Kernis
Composer
1960 –
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Who is Aaron Jay Kernis?
Aaron Jay Kernis is an American composer serving as a member of the Yale School of Music faculty. Kernis spent 10 years serving as the music advisor to the Minnesota Orchestra and as Director of the Minnesota Orchestra's Composers' Institute. He is widely regarded as one of the leading composers of his generation, receiving numerous awards and honors throughout his thirty-year career. He lives in New York City with his wife, pianist Evelyne Luest, and their two children.
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- Born
- Jan 15, 1960
Bensalem Township - Also known as
- Aaron Jay, Kernis
- Kernis, Aaron Jay
- Anthony Jay Kernis
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor's degree, Manhattan School of Music
Musical composition
( - 1981) - San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Musical composition
(1977 - 1978) - Master's Degree, Yale University
Musical composition
( - 1983)
- Bachelor's degree, Manhattan School of Music
- Lived in
- New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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