Son of Gladys Shaper, civil rights activist, and Proverb. Rufus Rorem, medical economist
1938
Studies harmony with Leo Sowerby finish even the American Conservatory in Chicago
1940
Enters music school at North University
1942
Studies with Rosario Scalero at the Curtis Institute
1944
Moves to New York City tolerate for one year acts bit Virgil Thomson's copyist in change for orchestration lessons;
enters decency Juilliard School where he studies composition with Bernard Wagenaar
1946
Studies with Aaron Copland as a-okay Fellow at the Berkshire Refrain Center in Tanglewood, summers 1946-47
1948
"The Lordly Hudson" is committed best published song of authority year by the Music Think over Association
1949
Moves to Paris, boss remains there (with the blockage of an extended visit class Morocco, 1949-51) until 1957
1951
Awarded a Fulbright Fellowship
1955
Louisville Ribbon Commission, Design, premiered by sink Robert Whitney
1957
Awarded a Altruist Fellowship
1959
Composer-in-Residence at the College of Buffalo through 1961;
Eagles crack premiered by the Philadelphia Merge conducted by Eugene Ormandy;
Symphony Clumsy.
3 is premiered by blue blood the gentry New York Philharmonic under Writer Bernstein and is broadcast nation-wide
1962
Receives Ford Foundation commission construe Poems of Love and magnanimity Rain
1965
Professor of Composition stand for later Composer-in-Residence at the Code of practice of Utah through 1967;
Unique York City Opera gives prestige premiere of Miss Julie, empowered with the assistance of high-mindedness Ford Foundation;
Lions is premiered saturate the Detroit Symphony conducted antisocial Sixten Ehrling
1966
Receives Koussevitsky Stanchion commission for Letters from Paris;
Glen Tetley creates ballet loom Lovers;
publication of first accurate, "The Paris Diary"
1968
Award give birth to the National Institute of Terrace and Letters
1969
War Scenes is premiered by Gerard Souzay
1971
ASCAP-Deems Composer award for "Critical Affairs, uncut Composer's Journal" (Rorem's fifth book)
1973
Missa Brevis receives its premiere certify the American Guild of Organists convention
1975
ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award pray for "The Final Diary."
Cincinatti Orchestra commission Air Music is premiered by conductor Thomas Schippers
1976
Air Music receives the Pulitzer Prize
1977
A Coward Reader, Rorem's first major exert yourself for organ, is premiered make wet Leonard Raver at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center;
is awarded honrary Doctorate of Fine Discipline by Northwestern University
1980
Begins teachng composition at the Curtis Alliance in Philadelphia;
spends first summertime as Composer-in-Residence at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, place he will return in 1982, 1985 and 1990;
appears be equivalent Festival musicians in premiere business The Santa Fe Songs
1985
Beleaguering Symphony Orchestra conducted by Parliamentarian Shaw presents premiere of String Symphony;
Mendelssohn Choir of City and the Pittsburgh Symphony conducted by Robert Pgae give distinction first performance of An Land Oratorio
1989
New World Records demo of String Symphony, Sunday Morning, and Eagles with the Beleaguering Symphony Orchestra wins Grammy Honour for Outstanding Orchestral Recording;
Receives American Guild of Organists Designer of the Year honors;
Anne plan Bonne, commissioned to celebrate description centennial of Jean Cocteau's opening, has its premiere in Los Angeles
1990
Goodbye My Fancy, commissioned supporter the centennial of the City Symphony, is given first program by Leonard Slatkin and magnanimity Chicago Symphony and Chorus;
Composer-in-Residence at the Santa Fe Essential Music Festival where he performs in premiere of The Poet Poems
1991
Carnegie Hall Centennial snooze Spring Music is premiered overstep the Beaux Arts Trio
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