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William Copper is a composer of orchestral, chamber, choral, and vocal music. Recent highlights of his widely-performed choral music include Lovelife Dances, a large suite for 4-hand piano and mixed chorus, and Sea Songs for mixed chorus a cappella.
Life
Mr. Copper attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Eastman School of Music, and the Krakow State Higher School of Music (Poland). His composition teachers were some of the most well-known contemporary composers in the world, including George Crumb, Krzysztof Penderecki, and Joseph Schwantner.
William Copper has also served on many arts review panels, charitable organization boards, and education panels. He is the president of the Hartenshield Group, a publisher of American music.