William Schuman 100th

Today marks 100 years since William Schuman was born. A gifted composer, Schuman was also an arts force in America and led many organizations including Lincoln Center, Schrimer Music, Juilliard and won the first Pulitzer Prize in Music!
Here is an interview I did a few years ago with the president of the Juilliard School about his grand book on Schuman:

Joseph Polisi on American Muse from John Clare on Vimeo.

New Release: American Muse

Did you know William Schuman created and conducted the Alamo Society Orchestra as a young man? He was sixteen and it was his first musical organization, "Billy Schuman and his Alamo Society Orchestra" playing for proms, bar mitzvahs and weddings!

Joseph Polisi (left) has just written American Muse: The Life and Times of William Schuman. He recently spoke with host John Clare about the new biography about the great American composer and administrator in his office at the Juilliard School in New York City.
See the video interview here or click on the video below.



You can purchase American Muse here at Amazon and a portion will benefit Texas Public Radio.