Donald Erb

Erb was born in Youngstown, Ohio, graduated from Lakewood High School, a Cleveland suburb, and gained early recognition as a trumpet player for a local dance band. Following a stint in the Navy during World War II, he continued his career as a jazz trumpeter and enrolled at Kent State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in music in 1950. Three years later, he earned a Master of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music. In 1964, Erb earned a Doctorate in Music from Indiana University Bloomington, where he studied with Bernhard Heiden.

• 1966 Concerto for Solo Percussionist • 1964 Symphony of Overtures • 1965 Phantasma for four musicians • 1966 Diversion For Two (other than sex) for trumpet and percussion • 1966 String Trio for violin, electric guitar and violoncello • 1967 Reconnaissance for instruments and electronic sounds • 1968 In No Strange Land for instruments and electronic sounds • 1969 The Seventh Trumpet for orchestra • 1983 "Prismatic Variations" for orchestra • 1986 Concerto for Brass and Orchestra • 1994 Changes • 1994 Remembrances • 1994 Sonata for Solo Violin • 1995 Sunlit Peaks and Dark Valleys • 1995 Sonata for Solo Harp • "Autumn Music for Orchestra" • "Christmas Music for Orchestra" • "Harold's Trip to the Sky" for Viola, piano and percussion • "Klangfarbenfunk I & II" for jazz group and orchestra • "Percussion Concerto" for percussion and orchestra • "The Hawk" for jazz group • "The Treasures of the Snow" for electronics and orchestra • "Trombone Concerto" • "2 Milosci do Warszawy" for piano, clarinet, cello, trombone and electronic sounds • String Quartet N. 1 • String Quartet N. 2 • String Quartet N. 3 • "Music for Mother Bear" for flute alone • "Evensong" for orchestra