Homer Keller

Homer T. Keller (b. Oxnard, California, February 17, 1915; d. May 12, 1996) was an American composer of contemporary classical music. He graduated from Oxnard Union High School in Oxnard, California in 1933, after which he attended the Eastman School of Music, where he studied with Howard Hanson, obtaining B.M. (1937) and M.M. (1938) degrees. In 1939 he was awarded US$500 in the 1939 Henry Hadley Foundation competition. He taught at the Universit... more

Homer T. Keller (b. Oxnard, California, February 17, 1915; d. May 12, 1996) was an American composer of contemporary classical music. He graduated from Oxnard Union High School in Oxnard, California in 1933, after which he attended the Eastman School of Music, where he studied with Howard Hanson, obtaining B.M. (1937) and M.M. (1938) degrees. In 1939 he was awarded US$500 in the 1939 Henry Hadley Foundation competition. He taught at the University of Michigan (where his notable students included Leslie Bassett), then at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon from 1958 to 1976. His notable students at the University of Oregon include Ralph Towner, Stephen Scott, Donald Harris, Raymond Barker, David W. Maves, Robert Scott Thompson, Lawrence Crawford, Burt Levy, Dwight Beckham, and Jim Cockey. Also at the University of Oregon, Keller worked with Jon Appleton to set up that university's electronic music studio. His music has been conducted by William Strickland. It is published by the... less