Dana Wilson
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Dana Richard Wilson (b. 1946) is an American composer, jazz pianist, and teacher. Wilson currently resides in Ithaca, New York.
Wilson's music has been commissioned and performed by such ensembles as the Chicago Chamber Musicians, Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings, Buffalo Philharmonic, Memphis Symphony, Washington military bands, Netherlands Wind Ensemble, Syracuse Symphony, and the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra. Wilson has written numerous solo works for such renowned musicians as hornist Gail Williams, clarinetist Larry Combs, trumpeter James Thompson, and oboist David Weiss.
Wilson was awarded the Ph.D. in Music Theory from the Eastman School of Music in 1982, where he studied composition with Samuel Adler. While finishing his doctorate degree at Eastman, he wrote his thesis on "the role of texture in selected works of Toru Takemitsu". Wilson also holds degrees from the University of Connecticut (M.A.) and Bowdoin College (B.A.). Wilson is currently the Charles A. Dana Professor of Music at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, where he teaches music composition.
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