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- Reich was the son of an attorney and a singer-lyricist. He majored in philosophy at Cornell University (1953–57) and then studied composition at the Juilliard School (formerly the Juilliard School of Music) before receiving a master’s degree from Mills College (1963), where his teachers included composers Darius Milhaud and Luciano Berio.
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Reich drew additional inspiration from American vernacular music, especially jazz, as well as ethnic and ancient musics; he studied African drumming in Ghana (1970), Balinese gamelan music in Seattle and Berkeley, California (1973–74), and Middle Eastern chanting in New York City and Jerusalem (1976–77).
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Dec 10, 2009 · Email. Steve Reich introduces key pieces in a 50-year career as one of America's most innovative composers. It's part of Maximum Reich, a weeklong celebration of the composer and his music on...
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Oct 9, 2016 · Reich started delving into traditional Judaism in the mid-1970s. And what led him to that spiritual path was something surprising: a trip he took to Ghana, in west Africa, to study drumming with ...
May 4, 2017 · Reich attended Cornell University, receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy with a Minor in Music. After graduation, Reich continued studying composition privately, and even attended Juilliard for three years. He went on to earn his Master’s Degree in Composition from Mills University in Oakland, California in 1963.
Oct 3, 2011 · Steve Reich: Music We Love To celebrate the composer's 75th birthday, ... Steve's focus and mastery leaves all of us sonically drenched in the events of Sept. 11, 2001. With those sounds and ...
Oct 26, 2016 · In 1965 Steve Reich arrived back in New York after a spell at Mills College, California, where he’d been studying composition. He had begun to experiment with tape loops, playing back...
Jul 14, 2016 · In honor of Steve’s 80th birthday, the San Francisco Symphony will open next season with Three Movements, followed by an all-Reich program. His music will also be the focus of celebrations all ...
