John Coolidge Adams Biography

John Coolidge Adams biography

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NAME: John Coolidge Adams
OCCUPATION: Songwriter
BIRTH DATE: February 15, 1947 (Age: 66)
EDUCATION: Harvard University
PLACE OF BIRTH: Worcester, Massachusetts
ZODIAC SIGN: Aquarius

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John Coolidge Adams is a composer. Among his celebrated compositions is On the Transmigration of Souls, for which he won a Pulitzer Prize in 2003.

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John Coolidge Adams was born February 15, 1947 in Worcester, Massachusetts. After studying at Harvard, he taught at the San Francisco Conservatory and conducted widely. His compositions, initially strongly influenced by minimalism, became tempered by expressive elements. His Nixon in China (1987) and The Death of Klinghoffer (1991) are two of the best-known operas of the late 20th century.