Paul Moravec (born November 2, 1957, in Buffalo, New York) is an American composer and the Music Department Chair at Adelphi University on Long Island, New York. Already a prolific composer, he has been described as a "new tonalist." Page, Tim. "Paul Moravec." Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy. (Accessed 15 January 2007). http://www.grovemusic.com. He is best known for his work Tempest Fantasy, which received the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Music. Biography Moravec was born in Buffalo, New York and subsequently attended the Lawrenceville School. He received his B.A. in composition from Harvard University in 1980; while there, he performed with the Holden Choirs. He won Prix de Rome and studied at the American Academy in Rome after graduating. He then received the Master of Music (1982) and Doctor of Musical Arts (1987) in composition, both from Columbia University.Curriculum Vita at

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