William Doppmann ( Springfield, Massachusetts, 1934 - Honokaa, Hawaii, January 27, 2013) was an American concert pianist and composer. At the University of Michigan he was the only musician ever to win both the Walter W. Naumburg Award and the Michaels Memorial Award in a single season. As a composer, Doppmann was the recipient of two Guggenheim Fellowships.
Early life
William Doppmann starting his piano lessons at the age of 5. His first major show was when he was 10 years old he performed for the Cincinnati Orchestra. By the time he entered college he had been in over 500 performances. Doppmann moved to Michigan and attended University of Michigan studying composition with Homer Kelly and Ross Lee Finney, and also studied with Carl Hugo Grimm at the University of Cincinnati College - Conservatory of Music. At his second year in college Doppmann won his first awards, the Walter W. Naumburg Award and the Michaels Memorial Award as a young artist.
Career
William Doppmann had graduated from college and had went on his life to New York city where he spent some alone time studying and performing for symphony's like Marlboro Music Festival. Doppmann was then inducted into the Army and put to charge in France and Germany for 2 long years. Returning from the Army, Doppmann had the responsibility of taking care of his children and his wife, and later became a professor in three major universities in Washington, and was a composer for the next 12 years.In 1985 he moved back to New York to continue his career a a pianist/composer. He was married to Willa Doppmann, who was a Director of the Second City Chamber Series.
Selected Works
References
http://www.music.umich.edu/muse/2013/spring/InMemoriam.html
http://www.diversink.com/downloads/pdf/Doppmann%20Press.pdf
http://library.newmusicusa.org/WilliamDoppmann
http://scchamberseries.org/artistic-directors/
http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Doppmann-William.htm
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William Doppmann ( Springfield, Massachusetts, 1934 - Honokaa, Hawaii, January 27, 2013) was an American concert pianist and composer. At the University of Michigan he was the only musician ever to win both the Walter W. Naumburg Award and the Michaels Memorial Award in a single season. As a composer, Doppmann was the recipient of two Guggenheim Fellowships.
Early life
William Doppmann starting his piano lessons at the age of 5. His first major show was when he was 10 years old he performed for the Cincinnati Orchestra. By the time he entered college he had been in over 500 performances. Doppmann moved to Michigan and attended University of Michigan studying composition with Homer Kelly and Ross Lee Finney, and also studied with Carl Hugo Grimm at the University of Cincinnati College - Conservatory of Music. At his second year in college Doppmann won his first awards, the Walter W. Naumburg Award and the Michaels Memorial Award as a young artist.
Career
William Doppmann had graduated from college and had went on his life to New York city where he spent some alone time studying and performing for symphony's like Marlboro Music Festival. Doppmann was then inducted into the Army and put to charge in France and Germany for 2 long years. Returning from the Army, Doppmann had the responsibility of taking care of his children and his wife, and later became a professor in three major universities in Washington, and was a composer for the next 12 years.In 1985 he moved back to New York to continue his career a a pianist/composer. He was married to Willa Doppmann, who was a Director of the Second City Chamber Series.
Selected Works
References
http://www.music.umich.edu/muse/2013/spring/InMemoriam.html
http://www.diversink.com/downloads/pdf/Doppmann%20Press.pdf
http://library.newmusicusa.org/WilliamDoppmann
http://scchamberseries.org/artistic-directors/
http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Doppmann-William.htm
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