James Tenney
When John Cage was asked, in 1989, with whom he would study, were he a young student, he responded "James Tenney."
Composer, pianist, and conductor, James Tenney is well known as a pioneer in computer music, for work that he began as research composer at Bell Labs in the early 1960s.
As co-organizer, conductor, and pianist for the Tone Roads Chamber Ensemble, he played a role in introducing the music of Ives, Cage, Feldman, Ruggles, Varese, and others to a wider audience. He has taught at Brooklyn Polytechnic, New School (New York City), University of California at Santa Cruz, and York University (Toronto)...
Presently, James Tenney lives in California and teaches at California Institute of the Arts.
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