Karlins, M. William

Composer and music professor M. William Karlins was born in New York City, NY, on February 25, 1932. In 1967, Karlins came to Northwestern as an Associate Professor of Theory and Composition, and in 1973, he was appointed a full Professor. He was also the director of the Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble, beginning in 1967, until his retirement in August, 2001. The world premiere of his work “Concert Music No. 5” was performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on December 20, 1973.

Karlins obtained a B. Mus. and an M. Mus. concurrently in 1961, from the Manhattan School of Music, and a PhD in Composition from the University of Iowa in 1965.

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