Craig Russell (American composer)

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Craig Russell, American composer (born April 3, 1951), is an American composer of classical music.

Russell was educated at the University of New Mexico and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and began a career both as a classical guitarist and as a composer of classical music, in which he follows in the stylistic footsteps of Aaron Copland. He has also been associated with the vocal ensemble, Chanticleer, as well as holding a professorship at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.