John Kenneth Graham
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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), studied at Southeastern Louisiana University
Southeastern Louisiana University
Southeastern Louisiana University is a state-funded public university in Hammond, Louisiana, United States. It was founded in 1925 by Linus A. Sims, the principal of Hammond High School, as Hammond Junior College, located in a wing of the high school building. Sims succeeded in getting the campus...
and Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
, writes orchestral tableaux of American
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legend and folklore. His primary emphasis is the symphony and sonata-allegro form, particularly development techniques and tonal expression. His First Symphony is programmatic, about northern Missouri during the spring; the Second Symphony is about southeast Iowa during the summer; and the Third Symphony concerns Yellowstone National Park during the fall. Other works include Festival Mass in C Minor for choir, pipe organ and chamber orchestra, First Piano Concerto, numerous works for percussion and several large works for symphonic band. The recent performance of Lines After Bidart While Watching Television, arranged upon a poem by John Mulrooney, featured symphonic band and full choir with alto solo and is a commemorative to those who served in the relief of the attacks on the World Trade Center.