Gordon Stout

Marimba, Composer

1952 –

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Who is Gordon Stout?

Gordon Stout is an American percussionist, composer, and educator specializing in the marimba.

He studied composition with Joseph Schwantner, Samuel Adler, and Warren Benson, and percussion with James Salmon and John Beck. Many of his compositions for marimba have become standard repertoire for marimba players worldwide.

As a marimba player, he has presented solo performances throughout the United States and Canada, as well as in Europe, Japan, Taiwan, and Mexico. In the summer of 1998 he was a featured marimba performer at the World Marimba Festival in Osaka, Japan.

Stout serves as professor of percussion at the School of Music of Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York. His many students include David Hall and Alex Jacobowitz.

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Born
1952
Also known as
  • Stout, Gordon
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Eastman School of Music
Employment
  • Ithaca College

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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