Gundaris Pone
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Gundaris Pone was a Latvian-born American composer of contemporary classical music
, conductor, and professor.
Born in Riga
, Latvia
, he emigrated to the United States in 1950, where he earned a doctorate in music from the University of Minnesota
in 1962.
In 1963 he moved in New Paltz
, New York
, where he served as a professor at the State University College at New Paltz
, New York. His notable students include Craig Fryer and David J. Sosnowski.
He was a winner of a Kennedy Center Friedheim Award (first place, 1982).
He died of cancer at the Benedictine Hospital in Kingston, New York
on March 15, 1994, at the age of 61.
Contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music can be understood as belonging to the period that started in the mid-1970s with the retreat of modernism. However, the term may also be employed in a broader sense to refer to all post-1945 modern musical forms.-Categorization:...
, conductor, and professor.
Born in Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
, he emigrated to the United States in 1950, where he earned a doctorate in music from the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
in 1962.
In 1963 he moved in New Paltz
New Paltz, New York
New Paltz is a town in Ulster County, New York, USA. The population was 14,003 at the 2010 census. The town is located in the southeastern part of the county and is south of Kingston, New York. New Paltz contains a village also with the name New Paltz...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, where he served as a professor at the State University College at New Paltz
State University of New York at New Paltz
The State University of New York at New Paltz, known as SUNY New Paltz for short, is a public university in New Paltz, New York. It was founded in 1828 as the School for teaching of classics. In 1885, the New Paltz Normal and Training School was established as a school to prepare teachers for the...
, New York. His notable students include Craig Fryer and David J. Sosnowski.
He was a winner of a Kennedy Center Friedheim Award (first place, 1982).
He died of cancer at the Benedictine Hospital in Kingston, New York
Kingston, New York
Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, USA. It is north of New York City and south of Albany. It became New York's first capital in 1777, and was burned by the British Oct. 16, 1777, after the Battles of Saratoga...
on March 15, 1994, at the age of 61.