Edward Knight (born November 4, 1961, Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American composer. His work eschews easy classification, moving freely between jazz and concert worlds. November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

His music has been performed on five continents by groups ranging from the Dutch-based American Voices ensemble to the New York Philharmonic, in venues as varied as the "Meet in Beijing" Festival to Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl. Critics cite his "fresh, original voice" with "an inventive sense of humor" (Bernard Holland, The New York Times) who creates music that is "visceral in its excitement" (John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune). The New York Philharmonic is the oldest active symphony orchestra in the United States. ... Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 7th Avenue, occupying the east stretch of 7th Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street. ... Hollywood Bowl opening night 2005. ...

Knight earned his doctorate from University of Texas at Austin, studied privately in New York with John Corigliano, and was the first American to win the Sir Arthur Bliss Memorial Award for outstanding composer at London's Royal College of Music. Other awards include the San Francisco Song Festival’s American Art Song Competition, ASCAP's Rudolf Nissim Award for Best New Orchestral Work, Bergen Festival's Morton Gould Memorial, and Vienna Modern Masters. He is a frequent fellow at Yaddo and MacDowell arts colonies. The University of Texas at Austin, often called UT or Texas, is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. ... John Corigliano (born February 16, 1938) is an American composer of classical music. ... // The Royal College of Music from Prince Consort Road, London The Royal College of Music is a prestigious music school located in Kensington, London. ... The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) is an organization known as a collecting society that protects intellectual property, ensuring that music which is broadcast, commercially recorded, or otherwise used for profit, pays a fee to compensate the creators of that music. ... Yaddo was founded as a nonprofit organization in 1900 by the financier Spencer Trask and his wife Katrina, herself a poet, Nichols Trask, and philanthropist George Foster Peabody. ...

Knight has directed the composition program at Oklahoma City University's Bass School of Music since 1997. His works are published exclusively by Subito Music. Recordings are available from Albany Records, ERMMedia, and Capstone Records. Oklahoma City University is a large urban private university located in Oklahoma City, in the Midtown District. ...

External links

• Official Edward Knight Website