Beglarian, Grant H 1.dec.1927-5.jul.2002 Russia Georgia, Tiflis (Tbilisi) - USA NY, Briarcliff Manor
violist, 5.mar.1947 emigrated from Teheran Iran to the USA, 1954 naturalized American, 1950 BM, 1954 MM and 1958 DM with Hans David and Ross Lee Finney from the University of Michigan, 1959 studied with Aaron Copland at Berkshire Music Center Tanglewood, studied viola with Paul Doktor, 1957 received the Gershwin Memorial Award, 1960 Young Composers award, 1952-1954 taught at the US Army Music School in Munich, 1961-1968 director of the Ford Foundation Contemporary Music Project, 1969-1982 dean School of Performing Arts University of Southern California, 1972 president National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, 1976 residing at 333 South Windsor Boulevard Los Angeles, 1983 in Miami Florida, 1986 in Scarborough NY, 1993 in Briarcliff Manor ; 2.sep.1950 he married Joyce Ellyn Heeney ; father of Eve Beglarian

Title	Parts

[] String quartet. 1948
[] Violin sonata. 1949
[] Cello sonata. 1951
[] Symphony in 2 movements. 1950
[] Violin sonata. 1955
[] Divertimento. 1957
[] Sinfonia. 1965
[] Woodwind quintet. 1966
[] A hymn for our time for 3 bands. 1967
[] And all the hills echoed. Cantata. Choir. 1968
[] Of fables, folbies and fancies. Narrator, cello and piano. New York 31oct1971 Tony Randall, Denis Brott, Samuel Sanders. Analekta 23035	[] 1 - The tree [] 2 - The waitress [] 3 - Poisonous root [] 4 - The tower
[] Diversion. Viola, cello and orchestra. 1972
[] To Manitou. Soprano and chamber orchestra. 1976

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