Instructor: MORRIS ROSENZWEIG

MORRIS ROSENZWEIG

Morris Rosenzweig, Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Utah, grew up in an extended family which has lived in southern Louisiana since the mid-1890s. As a professor at the University of Utah for over 30 years, he taught composition, music appreciation, theory, and contemporary performance practice; he has additionally held positions at Queens College and New York University. A frequently invited speaker, he has given colloquia at Harvard, Brandeis, and Stony Brook, among others. He was educated at the Eastman School of Music, the University of Pennsylvania, and Columbia University. His music has been widely presented throughout the United States and Europe, as well as in Japan, Argentina, Mexico and Israel. Among the noted ensembles who have brought these works to life are Philippe Entremont with the New Orleans Symphony, and Joseph Silverstein with the Utah Symphony. His recorded compositions are available on the Albany and New World labels. Prof. Rosenzweig has received honors from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and several other notable organizations. He is an active conductor and coach and currently serves as Artistic Director with The Louis Moreau Institute for New Music Performance, New Orleans.

MORRIS ROSENZWEIG is currently teaching:

Class Title	Semester	Date(s)	Program
Great Composers and Other Music	Fall	9/19/24 - 10/31/24	Osher Lifelong Learning