Categories
Contemporary American

EWAZEN, Eric

Eric Ewazen
Image source: Summit Records

Born in Cleveland, OH, March 1, 1954

Ewazen pronunciation: ih-WAY-zen

  • Eric Ewazen received a B.M. at the Eastman School of Music, and M.M. and D.M.A. degrees from The Juilliard School. His teachers include Milton Babbitt, Samuel Adler, Warren Benson, Joseph Schwantner and Gunther Schuller.
  • As a composer, Ewazen’s oeuvre is wide-ranging, from orchestral and chamber music to solo and choral works. He is particularly recognized for his contributions to wind and percussion repertoire.
    • Ewazen’s music is “unabashedly” tonal, and some of his greatest musical influences are Aaron Copland and Samuel Barber. He also credits early exposure to Ukrainian folksongs and dances from his parents as major musical influences.
  • As an educator, Ewazen has been on faculty at The Julliard School since 1980.1

Learn More
Composer’s website

Sources

  1. Evan Feldman, “Ewazen, Eric,” Grove Music Online (2015), accessed June 21, 2024, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-1002284315.

Pieces