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Aaron Jay Kernis

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Aaron Jay Kernis · Arts & Literature

What

Classical composer

When

1960, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Aaron Jay Kernis is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Classical composer

How & why

Kernis is an American classical composer whose lyrical, richly colored music won the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Music (String Quartet No. 2, 'Musica Instrumentalis') and the Grawemeyer Award, and who has taught composition at the Yale School of Music. His works are widely performed by major orchestras and ensembles. He was born to a Jewish family and is Jewish.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music

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Classical composer

1960

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music