CHESTER BISCARDI

'Chester Biscardi' (b. Kenosha, Wisconsin, October 19, 1948; nicknamed 'Chet') is an American composer and educator.
He received a B.A. degree in English literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1970); he studied during 1969-1970 at the University of Bologna and the Conservatorio di Musica "G. B. Martini"; he received an M.A. in Italian literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1972); he received an M.M. in composition from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1974); Major compositional study with Les Thimmig; electronic music with Burt Levy; he received a M.M.A. in composition from Yale University (1976); and he received a D.M.A. in composition from Yale University (1980).
His composition instructors have included Les Thimmig, Mario Davidovsky, Robert Morris, Yehudi Wyner, Krzysztof Penderecki and Tōru Takemitsu.
He has been a member of the faculty of Sarah Lawrence College since 1977.
Biscardi's music has been released on the CRI label.

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Chester Biscardi official site

Chester Biscardi page

Chester Biscardi page

Chester Biscardi papers (dealing mostly with his opera ''Tight-Rope''), in the Music Division of The New York Public Library for the Peforming Arts.

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