| John Adams  AKA John Coolidge Adams
Born: 15-Feb-1947
Birthplace: Worcester, MA
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Composer Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Nixon in China Father: Carl John Adams
Mother: Elinore Mary Coolidge
Wife: Hawley
Wife: Deborah O'Grady
University: BA, Harvard University (1969)
University: MA Music Composition, Harvard University (1971)
Professor: San Francisco Conservatory of Music (1972-84)
Carnegie Hall Richard and Barbara Debs Composer's Chair (2003-07)
San Francisco Symphony Composer-in-Residence (1982-85)
Pulitzer Prize for Music 2003, for On the Transmigration of Souls
Grammy Best Classical Recording (2003) for On the Transmigration of Souls
Grammy Best Orchestral Performance (2003) for same
Grammy Best Classical Contemporary Composition (2003) for same
Emmy
Risk Factors: Marijuana, LSD, Depression
Official Website:
http://www.earbox.com/
Author of books:
Hallelujah Junction: Composing an American Life (320pp.)
Is the subject of documentaries:
Hail Bop! : A Portrait of John Adams, 1998
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