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Crawford Gates is an American composer and arranger. He is best known for his work on the musicals The King and I and The Sound of Music. He has also composed music for films, television, and the concert stage. Gates was born in San Francisco, California, and studied at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Juilliard School of Music. He has composed music for the San Francisco Ballet, the San Francisco Opera, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Gates has received numerous awards and honors, including the ASCAP Award for Lifetime Achievement, the National Medal of Arts, and the Kennedy Center Honors. He has also been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Gates has composed over 200 works, including symphonies, concertos, ballets, and musicals. He is currently a professor of composition at Brigham Young University.

Popular As Crawford Marion Gates
Occupation composer
Age 97 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 29 December 1921
Birthday 29 December
Birthplace San Francisco, California, USA
Date of death 9 June, 2018
Died Place Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Nationality United States

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Who Is Crawford Gates's Wife?

His wife is Georgia Lauper (19 December 1952 - 9 June 2018) ( his death) ( 4 children)

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Crawford Gates Net Worth

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1957

Composer, conductor and educator. He was educated at the College of the Pacific, Columbia University, San Jose State College (BA), Brigham Young University (MA), and the University of Rochester (Ph. D. ). He also studied with Ernst Toch, Howard Hanson, Bernard Rogers, and LeRoy Robertson. He conducted the orchestra and choral groups at the University of Utah, Brigham Young University, and various school and civic concerts and festivals including Tanglewood in 1957. He was also the guest conductor for the Utah Symphony, and on recordings.

1948

He joined the faculty of Brigham Young University in 1948, and and assumed the chairmanship of the music department in 1960.

1941

He was the music director for the Mormon Male Chorus (on radio and on tour) in 1941 and 1942, the San Jose Light Opera in 1942-1943, and the Beloit (Wisconsin) Civic Symphony, 1963-1964.