Gundaris Pone

Gundaris Pone (October 17, 1932 – March 15, 1994) was a Latvian-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.

External links

• Gundaris Pone obituary from The New York Times, 1994
• Article about Gundaris Pone