Will Ogdon
Wilbur Lee "Will' Ogdon (April 19, 1921 – October 6, 2013) was an American composer. He long taught at the University of California, San Diego, from 1966 to 1991.
Life and career
[edit]Will Ogdon was born on April 19, 1921, originally from Redlands, California. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Music in 1942 with a Bachelor of Arts in music. He graduated from Hamline University in 1947 with a Master of Arts. He studied composition with Ernst Krenek, Roger Sessions, and René Leibowitz. He acquired a doctorate in music theory from Indiana University School of Music.[1]
He served for 3+1⁄2 years in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946. He was in the signal corps stationed in Belgium and became a sergeant.[2]
He taught at the University of California, San Diego beginning in 1966, and retiring in 1991.[3]) His students included composer Louise Spizizen. He lived in Del Mar, California.
He has collaborated with the singer Carol Plantamura.
Discography
[edit]- 1997 - The Music Of Will Ogdon. Composers Recordings, Inc.
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ↑ "Recital Part of French Show", Daily Herald-Telephone, Bloomington, Indiana, volume 75, number 156, November 15, 1951, page 14. (subscription required)
- ↑ "Guests Leave", The Capital Times, Madison, Wisconsin, volume 57, number 4, December 16, 1945, page 24. (subscription required)
- ↑ "Will Ogdon, Founding Chair of Department of Music, Dies at 92 yrs". Ucsdnews.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
Sources
[edit]- Négyesy, János, and Garrett Bowles, collectors and compilers. A Festschrift for Will Ogdon. OCLC 55703366.
- Négyesy, János, and Garrett Bowles, collectors and compilers. The Collected Writings of Will Ogdon. ISBN 0-10-071896-5.
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- 1921 births
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- 20th-century American classical composers
- 20th-century American male composers
- American male classical composers
- Hamline University alumni
- Jacobs School of Music alumni
- People from Redlands, California
- People from Del Mar, California
- Pupils of Ernst Krenek
- Pupils of Roger Sessions
- University of California, San Diego alumni
- University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Music alumni
- United States Army non-commissioned officers