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Ostwald Award Archives
Winner 1988: Dana Wilson, Piece of Mind
Biography:
Dana Wilson is a composer, jazz pianist, and conductor, with many commissioned works to his credit. He holds a B.A. from Bowdoin College, an M.A. from the University of Connecticut, and a Ph.D. from the Eastman School of Music, and has received grants from, among others, the National Endowment for the Arts, New York Foundation for the Arts, New England Foundation for the Arts, New York State Council for the Arts, Arts Midwest, and Meet the Composer. His compositions have been performed throughout the United States, Europe, and the Far East. They have received several awards, including the Sudler International Composition Prize; are published by Boosey and Hawkes, Ludwig Music Publishers, and Dorn Publications; and can be heard on Klavier, Albany, Summit, Open Loop, Mark, Redwood, Musical Heritage Society, and Kosei Recordings.Dr. Wilson is currently Charles A. Dana Professor of Music in the School of Music at Ithaca College. He is co-author of Contemporary Choral Arranging, published by Simon and Schuster, and has written articles on diverse musical subjects. He has been a Yaddo Fellow (at Yaddo, the artist's retreat in Saratoga Springs, New York), a Wye Fellow at the Aspen Institute, a Charles A. Dana Fellow, and a Fellow at the Society for Humanities, Cornell University.
Source: Correspondence with the composer.
