Gerald Levinson (b. June 22, 1951) has become a leader in the field of contemporary music. He has written (Anahata and Symphony No. 2) and Black Magic, White Magic, a collaboration with his wife, poet Nanine Valen. June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... :-* 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

After college, Levinson went to study with the famous French composer Olivier Messiaen. He was inspired by Messiaen's use of birdsong and his unique harmonic ideas. Levinson has also worked with other visionaries such as Simon Rattle, Ralph Shapey, and Seiji Ozawa. Olivier Messiaen (IPA: ; December 10, 1908 – April 27, 1992) was a French composer, organist, and ornithologist. ... Simon Rattle recording Porgy and Bess with the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road in 1988 Sir Simon Denis Rattle (born January 19, 1955) is an English conductor. ... Seiji Ozawa (小澤征爾; Ozawa Seiji, born September 1, 1935) is a Japanese conductor. ...

Levinson has produced many CDs and printed many scores with his publisher Theodore Presser.

Levinson, now living near Philadelphia, is a professor of music at Swarthmore College. His works have previously been performed by orchestras such as the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. A new work by Levinson will be debuting at the Philadelphia Orchestra in its 2005-2006 season. He has two children, Adam Valen Levinson, and Ari Valen Levinson. Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... Swarthmore College is a private liberal arts college in the United States, with an enrollment of about 1450 students. ... The Philadelphia Orchestra, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is one of the Big Five symphony orchestras in the United States and usually considered among the finest in the world. ... The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, USA. From 1964 to 2003, the orchestra played its concerts in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles Music Center. ...

External links

• Art of the States: Gerald Levinson
• List of works