Leslie Bassett

Leslie Bassett (born January 22, 1923 in Hanford, California) is an American composer of classical music, and the University of Michigan’s Albert A. Stanley Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Composition. Bassett received the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for Music for his Variations for Orchestra.

He studied composition with Homer Keller at the University of Michigan.

He was a member of the Gamma Pi chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia at California State University-Fresno, 1942.

His notable students include John Anthony Lennon, Andy Brick, John Burke, Evan Chambers, Robin Cox, Gabriela Lena Frank, Joseph Lukasik, Russell Peck, Frank Ticheli, Mark Kilstofte, and Richard Toensing.

External links

• Leslie Bassett official site
• Leslie Bassett page
• Leslie Bassett's complete list of classical compositions

Interviews

• Interview by Bruce Duffie, June 11, 1987

v t e Pulitzer Prize for Music (1961–1970) Walter Piston ('61): Symphony No. 7 Robert Ward ('62): The Crucible Samuel Barber ('63): Piano Concerto n.a. ('64) n.a. ('65) Leslie Bassett ('66): Variations for Orchestra Leon Kirchner ('67): Quartet No. 3 for strings and electronic tape George Crumb ('68): Echoes of Time and the River Karel Husa ('69): String Quartet No. 3 Charles Wuorinen ('70): Time's Encomium Complete list (1943–1950) (1951–1960) (1961–1970) (1971–1980) (1981–1990) (1991–2000) (2001–2010) (2011–2020)