Additional
Information: Born in 1961 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Torke studied both piano and composition at Eastman and composition at Yale. He has often used elements of popular music in his compositions and has had commissions from major symphony orchestras.
Torke, Michael Sites:
Boosey & Hawkes: Michael Torke Boosey & Hawkes: Michael Torke: Picture, biography, an introduction to Torke's music by Mark Swed, worklist, news, performances, recordings, and sound samples. (Torke, Michael) http://www.boosey.com/pages/cr/composer/composer_main.asp?composerid=2845
Classical Net - Composers: Torke Classical Net - Composers: Torke: Picture, biography, list of works, recordings, performances, interview, news, and program notes. (Torke, Michael) http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/acc/torke.html
Kalvos & Damian: Michael Torke Kalvos & Damian: Michael Torke: Audio files and recordings. (Torke, Michael) http://www.kalvos.org/torkemi.html
Michael Torke - 1961 U.S.A. Michael Torke - 1961 U.S.A.: Biography and discussion of 'Rust' (1989). (Torke, Michael) http://www.xs4all.nl/~gaud/oud/biobak/t/torkem.htm
Additional
Information: Born in 1961 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Torke studied both piano and composition at Eastman and composition at Yale. He has often used elements of popular music in his compositions and has had commissions from major symphony orchestras.
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