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
[edit]United States
[edit]Arkansas
[edit]The first composer laureate of Arkansas (and the first composer laureate to be designated in the United States) was W. Francis McBeth,[1][2] who served as Composer laureate from 1975 until his death in 2012. No new composer laureate has been selected since.
Nebraska
[edit]The Potash Twins were selected as Nebraska's first composer laureates in 2025 by Governor Jim Pillen.[3][4]
North Carolina
[edit]Hunter Johnson was selected as North Carolina's first composer laureate in 1991,[5][6] a position which he held until his death in 1998.
References
[edit]- ^ "Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame inductees announced". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. June 22, 2015.
- ^ "W. Francis McBeth Papers (1961-1992)" (PDF). Eastman School Archives. Eastman School of Music. p. 203.
- ^ Nelson, Mary (2025-02-24). "The Potash Twins, Nebraska's first-ever Composer Laureates, will advocate for music statewide". KMTV 3 News Now. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ Goldfield, Hannah (2025-09-08). "They'll Take You to the Candy Shop". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "NORTH CAROLINA GETS FIRST COMPOSER LAUREATE". Greensboro News and Record. 1991-06-16. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
- ^ "An Our State Playlist: Carolina Classical". Our State. 2022-12-14. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
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