Stephen Michael Dembski
Composer, music educator
Born Dec. 13, 1949, Boston (MA), U.S.; son of Theodore and Minna Morris (Baldauf); married Sonja Sullivan; child: Melissa L.
Education: diploma, Phillips Academy, Andover (MA), 1967; Ecole Normale de Musique, Paris (France), 1971; Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Antioch College (OH), 1973; Master of Arts (M.A.), State University of New York (SUNY), Stony Brook, 1975; Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), 1977, Ph.D., 1980, Princeton University (NJ).
Career: visiting assistant prof., Dartmouth College, Hanover (NH), 1978-81, Bates College, Lewiston (ME), 1982; associate prof., director, Advanced Composition Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1982 -;
Author: numerous compositions i.a. for: orchestra, guitar, flute, violin, piano, digital clarinet and computer synthesized tape; co-editor, Milton Babbitt Words About Music, 1987; articles in professional musical journals; 2 CD recordings.
Member of: board directors member, International Society for Contemporary Music and Composers' Recordings, New York City; League of Composers, United States chapter, and New York New Music Ensemble; American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers; Society for Music Theory.
Honors, i.a.: fellowships, National Endowment for the Arts, 1979, 1981, 1986-87, Howard Foundation, 1986-87; Goddard Lieberson award, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, 1982; Premio Musicale award, Citta di Trieste (Italy), 1990; listed in: International Who's Who in Music and Musicians' Directory, Who's Who in America.
Language: English.
Office: University of Wisconsin, School of Music, 455 N. Park St., Madison, WI 53706.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996