John La Montaine (born Mar 17, 1920) is a composer who won the 1959 Pulitzer prize for his Concerto for piano & orchestra, Op 9 (1958). A composer is a person who writes music. ... Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-04-13, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ...
External link
John La Montaine in conversation with Frank J. Oteri (http://www.newmusicbox.org/article.nmbx?id=2185)
In 1958, the Ford Foundation commissioned “Concerto For Piano and Orchestra, Opus 9,” for which he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.
Among other operas, he was commissioned by Penn State University to write an opera based on the American Revolution for the Bicentennial Celebration of 1976.
JohnLaMontaine now lives and works in Hollywood, CA.
Feeds |
Contact