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Born January 31, 1937 (age 88) • Baltimore • Maryland
Awards And Honors Kennedy Center Honors (2018) • National Medal of Arts (2015) • Praemium Imperiale (2012)
Notable Works “Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra” • “Einstein on the Beach” • “Satyagraha” • “The Voyage” • “Violin Concerto No. 2” • “Words Without Music”
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