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Michael Dellaira (born August 5, 1949) is a composer of classical music. He is a citizen of the United States and Italy and resides in New York City with his wife, the writer Brenda Wineapple. == Early life and career == Dellaira was born Michael Dellario in Schenectady, New York. He legally changed his surname to Dellaira, the original family name, in 1982.〔"Monday afternoon classics with Gandalf",interview with Michael Dellaira, WJFF, October 1, 2012〕 He started to play the violin at the age of 8, the clarinet at 12, and in high school became a drummer and lead singer in local rock bands.〔The Heathens, 45-RPM recording Vibra L-104 (1967)〕 He enrolled in Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service but graduated in 1971 with a B.A. in Philosophy. During these years he learned to play acoustic guitar, performing often in coffee-houses.〔"Double bill at Dialogue", ''Schenectady Gazette'', June 7, 1969〕 At The George Washington University he studied composition with Robert Parris and conducting with George Steiner. After receiving his Master of Music degree in 1973, he served as Assistant Conductor of the Alexandria Symphony. A year later he went to Princeton University, where he studied with Milton Babbitt, Edward T. Cone and Paul Lansky, receiving both an M.F.A and Ph.D. in Composition. He spent two summers in residence at The Composers Conference working with Roger Sessions and Mario Davidovsky.〔"Everybody thinks music here" - Richard Dyer, ''The Boston Globe'', November 28, 1976〕 Awarded a Fulbright Fellowship in 1977, Dellaira studied in Rome with Goffredo Petrassi at the Academy of Santa Cecilia and in Siena with Franco Donatoni at the Chigiana Academy.〔"Dellario Gets Rome Study Grant", ''Schenectady Gazette'', July 1, 1977〕〔Concert program, ''The Secret Agent'', Center for Contemporary Opera, Kaye Playhouse, March 18, 2011〕 Dellaira has been a recipient of an ASCAP Morton Gould award, a Jerome Commission from the American Composers Forum, and grants from the American Music Center, Cary Trust, Ford Foundation, Mellon Foundation, and New Jersey Arts Council. He has taught electronic and computer music in the summer programs at Princeton University,〔"Summer courses in Electronic Music Offered", ''The Princeton Spectrum'', June, 1977〕 and has been on the music faculties of The George Washington University and Union College. While at Union, Dellaira was also keyboardist and songwriter for the rock group ''Annette.'' Their 1982 EP, ''Annette'', was listed as a ''Billboard Magazine'' "Top Album Pick." 〔"Billboard's Survey for Week Ending 6/5/82"; ''Billboard Magazine''. June 5, 1982〕 In 1989 Dellaira was elected Vice President of the American Composers Alliance, the oldest composer's service organization in the U.S, a position he held until 2000. Dellaira is acting Editor-in-Chief of ''New Music Connoisseur'', a New York based magazine dedicated to contemporary music.〔''New Music Connoisseur'', (Vol 18, #1-#2), Vol 19 (#1-#2), Vol 20 (#1-#2) (2010 - Fall/Winter 2012 )〕 He has been an occasional writer for ''20th Century Music'', ''Opera Today'', ''Open Space'' and ''Perspectives of New Music''.〔"Some Recorded Thoughts on Recorded Objects", ''Perspectives of New Music''; vol 33, Winter/Summer 1995〕〔 "Words, Music, Supertitles", ''Opera Today'', Spring, 2003〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Dellaira」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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