Roger Reynolds

Roger Reynolds is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer known for his experimentation with electronics, visual media, and theatrical concepts. A dedicated educator, he has taught at the University of California since 1969, and he founded its Center for Music Experiment in 1972. He was born in Detroit in 1934, to a non-musical family. He first discovered his love for music when he was a boy and he heard phonograph records of Vladimir Horowitz. This led to piano lessons with Kenneth Aiken, who taught the standard repertoire with an emphasis on its historical context. Shortl...