Alvin Singleton

Composer

1940 –

46

Who is Alvin Singleton?

Alvin Singleton is a composer from the United States. Born and raised in New York, he received his music education from New York University and the Yale School of Music. From 1971 to 1985 he lived overseas, and then he returned to the United States after being appointed as the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra resident composer. He served as a resident artist at Spelman College in Atlanta. He was also a Rockefeller Foundation grantee in a series entitled "Meet the Composer."

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Born
Dec 28, 1940
Brooklyn
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • New York University
  • Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
  • Master of Music, Yale University
    Music

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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