Joe Evan Burt
Jun 13, 1940 - Dec 30, 2022June 13, 1940 - December 30, 2022
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Joe Evan Burt
Jun 13, 1940 - Dec 30, 2022June 13, 1940 - December 30, 2022
Place of birth
Quitman, Mississippi
Residence
Chicago, Illinois (long-time), Dallas, Texas (past 8 years)
Occupation
Composer, musician, vocalist, choral director
Awards
William T. Faricy Award for Music Composition, National Endowment Award, Bradley University Prize in Contemporary Music, Southern Composers League honoree, Pulitzer Prize nominee
Church music ministry
Alabama, Florida, greater Chicago area
Choir leadership
Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Northwest Indiana Symphony Chorus
Notable performances
New Orleans Philharmonic Symphony, Mobile Symphony, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Bradley University Chorale, Midwestern Composers Consortium
Community service
Oradea, Romania (Homework Project for local children after school)
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Born on June 13, 1940
Quitman, Mississippi