Charles Cushing
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Charles Cook Cushing was an American composer, band director, and professor of music.
n, studied at the University of California, Berkeley
. Ecouraged by visiting French Composer Charles Koechlin
during the summers of 1928 and 1929, he received his Bachelor's degree in 1928 and Master's in 1929. He won the George Ladd Prix de Paris prize, allowing him to study with Nadia Boulanger
at the École Normale de Musique in Paris for two years.
Began teaching music at the University of California, Berkeley in 1931. Served as the Director of the Cal Band
in from 1934 to 1952. Taught as a full professor from 1948 through 1968.
Friend of Igor Stravinsky
. Notable students include Jonathan Elkus, Roger Nixon
and Loren Rush
.
Biography
Charles Cushing, a native CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
n, studied at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. Ecouraged by visiting French Composer Charles Koechlin
Charles Koechlin
Charles Louis Eugène Koechlin was a French composer, teacher and writer on music. He was a political radical all his life and a passionate enthusiast for such diverse things as medieval music, The Jungle Book of Rudyard Kipling, Johann Sebastian Bach, film stars , travelling, stereoscopic...
during the summers of 1928 and 1929, he received his Bachelor's degree in 1928 and Master's in 1929. He won the George Ladd Prix de Paris prize, allowing him to study with Nadia Boulanger
Nadia Boulanger
Nadia Boulanger was a French composer, conductor and teacher who taught many composers and performers of the 20th century.From a musical family, she achieved early honours as a student at the Paris Conservatoire, but believing that her talent as a composer was inferior to that of her younger...
at the École Normale de Musique in Paris for two years.
Began teaching music at the University of California, Berkeley in 1931. Served as the Director of the Cal Band
Cal Band
The University of California Marching Band, usually shortened to Cal Band, is the marching band for the University of California, Berkeley. While the Cal Band is student-run, it is administered under the auspices of the university and represents Cal at sporting events and social gatherings...
in from 1934 to 1952. Taught as a full professor from 1948 through 1968.
Friend of Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky ; 6 April 1971) was a Russian, later naturalized French, and then naturalized American composer, pianist, and conductor....
. Notable students include Jonathan Elkus, Roger Nixon
Roger Nixon
Roger Nixon was an American composer, musician, and professor of music. He wrote over 60 compositions for orchestra, band, choir and opera...
and Loren Rush
Loren Rush
Loren Rush is a U.S. composer. His works include the drone piece Hard Music for three amplified pianos. The piece features no melodic figuration but rather clouds created by only one note, the low D above cello C, repeated quickly enough by each player to be heard as nearly continuous...
.
Selected works
- Angel Camp for Band (1952)
- Cereus, Poem for Orchestra (1959)
- Divertimento for String Orchestra
- Piece for Clarinet and Piano
- Pas de Deux
- Petite Suite for symphonic Band (Composer: Béla BartókBéla BartókBéla Viktor János Bartók was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century and is regarded, along with Liszt, as Hungary's greatest composer...
Arranger: Charles Cushing)