Walz, Larry, 1924-1998

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Larry Gene Walz was born on November 16, 1924 in Bird City, Kansas, and grew up nearby in St. Francis, Kansas. He studied piano with Robert and Gaby Casadesus and Egon Petri, and earned a certificate in piano at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau, France. He studied for three years at the Juilliard School of Music, earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the New England Conservatory, and a Master of Music from what is now the University of North Texas. Walz taught at the Westminster Schools in Atlanta and at the Univerity of Texas at Austin before joining the music faculty at North Texas from 1956 until 1987. Larry Walz died on October 3, 1998.
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creatorOf Larry Walz Recordings, 1960-1980 University of North Texas. Music Library
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alumnusOrAlumnaOf Juilliard School of Music. corporateBody
alumnusOrAlumnaOf New England Conservatory of Music corporateBody
alumnusOrAlumnaOf North Texas State University. School of Music corporateBody
associatedWith Petri, Egon person
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Atlanta GA US
Austin TX US
Saint Francis KS US
Boston MA US
Bird City KS US
Bird City KS US
New York City NY US
Fontainebleau A8 FR
Denton TX US
Princeton NJ US
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Birth 1924-11-16

Death 1998-10-03

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