Anthony Tommasini
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Anthony Tommasini is chief music critic for The New York Times. He is also a book author and pianist.[1]
Tommasini was born in Brooklyn and raised on Long Island. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1970, a Master of Music degree from Yale School of Music, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Boston University in 1982.[1]
Tommasini taught music at Emerson College in Boston and gave writing workshops at Wesleyan University and Brandeis University. He wrote Virgil Thomson: Composer on the Aisle (which received the 1998 ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award) and Opera: A Critic's Guide to the 100 Most Important Works and the Best Recordings.[1]
Tommasini received a Distinguished Alumnus Award from Boston University in 1998.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Bio: Anthony Tommasini". ideaFestival. http://2002.ideafestival.com/Relation/downloadFile.cfm?DocNum=352. Retrieved 2008-11-03.[unreliable source?]
- ^ "School of Music Distinguished Awards". Boston University. http://www.bu.edu/cfa/alumni/awards/music/. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
[edit] External links
- News articles by Anthony Tommasini on The New York Times site
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