Professor
Joan Tower
Bard College
Musician (composer, pianist); Educator
Area
Humanities and Arts
Specialty
Visual Arts
Elected
2004
Composer. Asher Edelman Professor of Music. Composer of orchestral and chamber music. Founded the Da Capo Chamber Players (received the Naumburg Award for Chamber Music in 1973). Served as composer-in-residence with the Saint Louis Symphony (1985-1987).