John Hilliard:
CLASS OF 1965
Hot Springs High SchoolClass of 1965
Hot springs, AR
Cornell University - Graduate SchoolClass of 1983
Ithaca, NY
Interlochen Arts AcademyClass of 1977
Interlochen, MI
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityClass of 1972
Richmond, VA
Ouachita Baptist UniversityClass of 1969
Arkadelphia, AR
John's Story
Greetings former classmates and colleagues! I am not a Classmates member. If you leave messages here, I cannot read them. Please send message via my personal email. Concerning my life and activities, please see Wikipedia under "John S. Hilliard". My email can be found at JMU School of Music under Theory/Composition faculty. From Hot Springs High School I began composing music, and have never stopped. My career began by teaching 17 summers at Interlochen National Music Camp in Michigan, and three years there in the winter at IAA. My undergrad degree was from Ouachita Univ., studying under the fine guidance of Dr. W.F. McBeth. I received my Doctorate of Music at Cornell at Itha...Expand for more
ca N.Y., studying with Karel Husa. Then later, I taught several years at Washington State Univ. in Pullman, composition and music theory. Since 1988 I am the composer for James Madison Univ. School of Music in Virginia. Additionally, I've lived many years in Japan, speak Japanese, have two half-Japanese daughters age 11 and 8. My wife is a Japanese abstract painter named Mineko Yoshida. I also spent one year on Fulbright (Institute of International Education) in Hong Kong, composing and teaching. Write me a note if you like via the James Madison Univ. School of Music site. Best wishes to all my friends from Hot Springs high school, OBU, VCU, Interlochen, Cornell, WSU and JMU.
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