Gundaris Pone

Gundaris Pone (October 17, 1932 – March 15, 1994) was a Latvian-born American composer of contemporary classical music, conductor, and professor.

Born in Riga, Latvia, he emigrated to the United States in 1950, where he earned a doctorate in music from the University of Minnesota in 1962.

In 1963 he moved in New Paltz, New York, where he served as a professor at the State University College at New Paltz, New York. His notable students include Craig Fryer and David J. Sosnowski.

He was a winner of a Kennedy Center Friedheim Award (first place, 1982).

He died of cancer at the Benedictine Hospital in Kingston, New York on March 15, 1994, at the age of 61.

15. martā slimnīcā Kingstonā. Ņujorkas pavalstī, miris ievērojamais komponists, vairāku starptautisku godalgu laureāts. Dzimis 1932. gada 17. oktobrī Rīgā. Beidzis Minesotas Universitāti, iegūstot filozofijas doktora grādu mūzikā. Kopš 1960-tiem gadiem bija mūzikas profesors Ņujorkas Valsts Universitātē Ņūpalcā (New Paltz), Ņujorkas pavalstī.

Avots: "Laiks", 08.01.1994