Name Conrad Susa | Role Composer | |
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Died November 21, 2013, San Francisco, California, United States Music director The Good Doctor, The Skin of Our Teeth Similar People David Conte, Jailbird Singers, Elinor Armer, Peninsula Women's Chorus, Daniel Pinkham | ||
Conrad susa talks about his music blood red roses
Conrad Stephen Susa (April 26, 1935 – November 21, 2013) was an American composer. Born in Springdale, Pennsylvania, Susa studied at the Carnegie Institute of Technology and the Juilliard School, where his teachers included William Bergsma, Vincent Persichetti and, by his own claim, P. D. Q. Bach, the fictitious spoof character created by American composer Peter Schickele.
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- Conrad susa talks about his music blood red roses
- Conrad susa lullabies and carols
- Selected works
- References
From 1959 to 1994, Susa was composer-in-residence for the Old Globe Theater (San Diego, California), where he wrote incidental music for over 200 productions there. In 1988, he joined the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and remained there as a professor of composition until his death.
Susa became particularly known for his 5 operas. His 1973 chamber opera, Transformations, set to texts from the poems of Anne Sexton, is one of the most frequently performed operas by an American composer. His other compositions include choral works and incidental music for various plays. His music is published by the E.C. Schirmer Music Company.
Conrad susa lullabies and carols
Selected works
Operas
Other works