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Composer laureate

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A composer laureate is a position awarded by a government as an honor to a musical composer.

United Kingdom

Main article: Master of the Queen's Music

United States

Arkansas

The first composer laureate of Arkansas (and the first composer laureate to be designated in the United States) was W. Francis McBeth, who served as Composer laureate from 1975 until his death in 2012. No new composer laureate has been selected since.

North Carolina

Hunter Johnson was selected as North Carolina's first composer laureate in 1991, a position which he held until his death in 1998.

References

  1. "Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame inductees announced". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. June 22, 2015.
  2. "W. Francis McBeth Papers (1961-1992)" (PDF). Eastman School Archives. Eastman School of Music. p. 203.
  3. "NORTH CAROLINA GETS FIRST COMPOSER LAUREATE". Greensboro News and Record. 1991-06-16. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  4. "An Our State Playlist: Carolina Classical". Our State. 2022-12-14. Retrieved 2024-11-07.


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