Ezra Laderman (born June 29, 1924) is an American composer of classical music. June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Biography

Ezra Laderman was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 29, 1924. His parents, Isidor and Leah, both emigated to the U.S. from Poland. Though poor the family had a piano. Ezra writes, "At four, I was improvising at the piano; at seven, I began to compose music, writing it down. I hardly knew it then, but I had at a very early age made a giant step to becoming a composer." He attended New York City's High School of Music and Art. A map highlighting Brooklyn and the rest of New York City. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... The Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts is located near the Juilliard School in the Lincoln Center district of Manhattan, on Amsterdam Avenue between 65th Street and 64th Street. ...

On April 25, 1943, Laderman was inducted into the U.S. Army and served as a radio operator with the U.S. 69th Infantry Division during World War II. Laderman writes "we were in Caversham England poised to enter the war. It was here that I learned that my brother Jack had been shot down and killed in Germany. The Battle of the Bulge, crossing the Rhine at Remagen, liberating Leipzig, meeting the Russians at Torgau on the bank of the Elbe were the points in this constellation that was filled with tension and waiting, victory and grief. We became aware of the horror, and what we now call the 'holocaust,' while freeing Leipzig." Druing the weeks after the war was over, Laderman composed his Leipzig Symphony. This work brought him reconition within the army, and subsequently he was assigned orchestrator of the GI Symphony Orchestra. April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... The 69th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War II. World War II Activated: 15 May 1943. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was by far the bloodiest, most expensive, and most significant war in...

Laderman was discharged from the army on April 22, 1946. He studied composition under Stefan Wolpe of New York and Miriam Gideon of Brooklyn College where he earned his B.A. in 1950. He then went on to study under Otto Luening of Columbia University where he earned his M.A. in 1952. April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Stefan Wolpe (August 25, 1902 - April 4, 1972) was a German-born composer. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Miriam Gideon (23 October 1906 - 1996) was a composer. ... Brooklyn College of The City University of New York Brooklyn College of The City University of New York is a senior college of the City University of New York. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Otto Luening is an early pioneer of electronic music. ... Columbia University is a private university in New York City. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1991, he was elected into the membership of The American Academy of Arts and Letters. The American Academy of Arts and Letters is an organization whose goal is to foster, assist, and sustain an interest in American literature, music, and art. ...