Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon (born 1962, in Guadalajara, México) is a Mexican-American

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...

and chair of the composition department at

Eastman School of Music The Eastman School of Music is the music school of the University of Rochester, a private research university in Rochester, New York, United States. Established in 1921 by celebrated industrialist and philanthropist George Eastman, it was the ...

. He received the Helen L. Weiss Music Prize in 1991. His '' Comala'' (2010, Bridge Records 9325) was a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for MusicThe 2011 Pulitzer Prize Winners Music
, ''Pulitzer.org''. and he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1995, a Mozart Medal in 1994, and a Lillian Fairchild Award in 2011. He was a student of

George Crumb George Henry Crumb Jr. (24 October 1929 – 6 February 2022) was an American composer of avant-garde contemporary classical music. Early in his life he rejected the widespread modernist usage of serialism, developing a highly personal musical ...

. ''Comala'', a

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based on

Juan Rulfo Juan Nepomuceno Carlos Pérez Rulfo Vizcaíno, best known as Juan Rulfo (; 16 May 1917 – 7 January 1986), was a Mexican writer, screenwriter, and photographer. He is best known for two literary works, the 1955 novel ''Pedro Páramo'', and the ...

's ''

Pedro Páramo ''Pedro Páramo'' is a novel by Mexican writer Juan Rulfo, first published in 1955. This novel showcases the roots of Mexican culture and its beliefs on afterlife through deeply complex characters, spirituality, and a constant transition betwee ...

'', was premiered by The Furious Band at the Festival Música y Escena in México City.

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External links

Biography
, ''Zohn-Muldoon.com''.
Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon
, ''ESM.Rochester.edu''. *(07 Jan 2010).
An Interview with Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon
, ''OperaToday.com''. 1962 births Living people Mexican composers Mexican male composers {{mexico-composer-stub