Irwin Swack

Who was Irwin Swack?

Irwin Swack was an American composer of contemporary classical music.

He held degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music, the Juilliard School, Northwestern University, and Columbia University. He studied with Henry Cowell, Gunther Schuller, Vittorio Giannini, and Paul Creston. His music was recorded on the Centaur, CRS, Opus One, and Living Artist Recordings labels.

His music is published by Carl Fischer, Shawnee Press, Theodore Presser, and Galaxy Music.

His last residence was in Bellmore, New York.