George Walker papers, 1940-2008.

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George Walker papers, 1940-2008.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79463348

The collection contains the personal papers of George Walker. The papers include printed and original manuscript scores, photographs, correspondence, clippings, programs, posters concerning performances of his works, plaques and awards, subject files concerning his Pulitzer Prize, a painted portrait, and audio-visual material.

21.5 linear ft. (29 boxes, 82 oversized papers (OP), and 1 oversized bound v. (OBV))

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8233404

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Walker, George, 1922-2018

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George Walker (b. June 27, 1922, Washington, DC–d. Aug. 23, 2018, Montclair, NJ) was a composer, pianist, and organist. Born in Washington, DC, he began playing piano at age 5. While attending Dunbar High School in Washington, DC, Howard University hosted his first public recital at age 14 in the university's Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel. He graduated from the Oberlin Conservatory at 18 with the highest honors in his Conservatory class. Walker then attended the Curtis Institute of Music to stu...