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Theodore Dollarhide

1948 – 2014

American composer, conductor and music educator.

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Lived 1948 – 2014 (aged 65). Theodore Dollarhide was a composer.

Theodore (Ted) John Dollarhide (30 August 1948 – 20 April 2014) was an American composer, as well as conductor and music educator.

Dollarhide was born in Santa Rosa, California, to Violet (née Buonaccorsi) and father Jack. From the age of 7 he began to study the piano, two years later switched to the trumpet, and finally chose the tuba as his primary instrument. For a while he played the tuba in the US Air Force Band, before completing a degree in music composition at the San Jose State University, where he studied with Higo Harada.

Dollarhide subsequently studied at the University of Michigan, where his teachers included Leslie Bassett, William Bolcom and George Wilson. This was followed by a period of study in Paris with Eugene Kurtz (1978 to 1979), made possible by a Fulbright scholarship. Dollarhide's teaching positions included a lectureship at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia from 1981 to 1989, followed by two years as visiting professor of composition at Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea from 1987 to 1988). and was buried at the Sparlin Cemetery, Williams, Oregon.

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San Jose State University
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Fulbright Scholarship

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Who was Theodore Dollarhide?

American composer, conductor and music educator. (1948–2014)

When was Theodore Dollarhide born?

Theodore Dollarhide was born on 30 August 1948.

When did Theodore Dollarhide die?

Theodore Dollarhide died on 20 April 2014.

What was Theodore Dollarhide's occupation?

Theodore Dollarhide was a composer.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Theodore Dollarhide

· Wikidata: Q51751938

· DBpedia: Theodore Dollarhide

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