Lee Hyla
Lee Hyla (August 31, 1952 – June 6, 2014) was an American classical music composer from Niagara Falls, New York. He received the Stoeger Prize from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, a Guggenheim Fellowship, two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships, the Goddard Lieberson Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the St. Botolph Club Award, and the Rome Prize.
Lee Hyla
- Born
- 1952 · Niagara Falls.
- Died
- 2014 · Chicago.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- composer · pianist · music educator · university teacher
- Honours
- Guggenheim Fellowship · Rome Prize · Stoeger Prize
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Lee Hyla (31 August 1952 – 2014) is described as a composer in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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The birth of Lee Hyla is recorded on 31 August 1952 in Niagara Falls, New York, and the death in 2014.
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Born at Niagara Falls in 1952, died in Chicago in 2014.
Employment is recorded with Northwestern University and New England Conservatory. Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship, Rome Prize and Stoeger Prize.
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- 1.Margalit Fox. Lee Hyla, 61, Who Mixed Rock and Jazz Into Classical Works, Dies. 2014-06-14. 0362-4331.
- 2.NU music professor dies at 62. evanstonnow.com.
- 3.John von Rhein: Lee Hyla, Northwestern composer, 1952–2014. Nachruf in der Chicago Tribune vom 11. Juni 2014 (englisch, abgerufen am 13. Juni 2014).
- 4.Death of Lee Hyla. 2014-06-10.
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