Stephen Hartke

Composer

Birthday July 6, 1952

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace New Jersey

Age 72 years old

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About

Wrote composition "Meanwhile - Incidental Music to Imaginary Puppet Plays," which won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition in 2013.

Before Fame

He studied at Yale University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of California, Santa Barbara. His first teacher was Mary Miley.

Trivia

He served as composer in residence from 1988 until 1992 for the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.

Family Life

He was raised in Manhattan. He fathered a son Sandy with his wife Lisa Stidham.

Associated With

His music was heavily influenced by the work of Igor Stravinsky, medieval music, Tudor church music, bebop, gamelan, and his instructors Leonardo Balada and George Rochberg.