Back جورج ووكر (ملحن) Arabic جورج ووكر (ملحن) ARZ جورج ووکر (شارکی یازیچی) AZB George Walker (Komponist) German George Walker Finnish George Walker (compositeur) French George Walker Italian George Walker (composer) SIMPLE
George Walker | |
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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:George_Theophilus_Walker.jpg) Walker seated at the piano (c. early 1940s) | |
| Born | June 27, 1922 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | August 23, 2018 (aged 96) Montclair, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Children | 2 (Gregory and Ian) |
George Theophilus Walker (June 27, 1922 – August 23, 2018) was an American composer, pianist, and organist,[1] and the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music,[2] which he received for his work Lilacs in 1996.[3] Walker was married to pianist and scholar Helen Walker-Hill between 1960 and 1975. Walker was the father of two sons, violinist and composer Gregory T.S. Walker and playwright Ian Walker.[4]
- ^ Terry, Mickey (Autumn 2000). "An Interview with George Walker". The Musical Quarterly. 84 (3): 377. doi:10.1093/mq/84.3.372. JSTOR 742584.
- ^ "George Walker: the great American composer you've never heard of". The Guardian. August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ^ De Lerma, Dominique-Rene. "African Heritage Symphonic Series". Liner note essay. Cedille Records CDR061.
- ^ Walker, George (2009), Reminiscences of an American Composer and Pianist, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 978-0810869400, p. 153.