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Donald Grantham is a Professor at the Butler School of Music, University of Texas at Austin, and holds the Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Centennial Professorship in Music. His compositions have received numerous awards, including the Prix Lili Boulanger, the Nissim/ASCAP Orchestral Composition Prize, and the Guggenheim Fellowship. He has been recognized for the elegance and sensitivity of his music, receiving accolades from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Grantham's works have been performed by renowned orchestras such as the Cleveland Orchestra, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, as well as the American Composers Orchestra and various wind ensembles worldwide. He has accepted commissions for media and opera and has published works through Piquant Press, Peer-Southern, E. C. Schirmer, and G. Schirmer. Grantham is also known for co-authoring the 'Technique of Orchestration' with Kent Kennan. His teaching covers a diverse range of courses, including Orchestration and Composition, reflecting his extensive knowledge and experience in music composition.
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