Paul Salerni:
CLASS OF 1969
Pulaski High SchoolClass of 1969
New britain, CT
Paul's Story
Paul Salerni’s music has been described by the New York Times as “impressive” and “playful.” Henry Fogel has said “It is…music that sings and dances”
Salerni’s numerous commissioned orchestral and chamber music works have been performed throughout the US, Canada, Europe and China. Salerni’s one-act opera Tony Caruso’s Final Broadcast won the NOA’s Chamber Opera competition in 2007, and a definitive recording of the opera was released on Naxos. His second one-act, The Life and Love of Joe Coogan, is an adaptation of a Dick Van Dyke TV Show episode. His music is published by Presser, Alfred, and Fi...Expand for more
scher. Two CDs of Salerni’s chamber music (“Touched” and “Speaking of Love”) can be found on Albany Records. A new CD of song literature (“People, Places, and Pets”) was recently released on Bridge Records.
Salerni is the NEH Distinguished Chair in the Humanities and Professor of Music at Lehigh University. Salerni received his Ph.D. in composition from Harvard, where he studied with Earl Kim. He is a leading exponent of Kim’s music, and his service to the larger community includes seven years’ service on the Board of Directors of the Suzuki Association of the Americas with two years as its Chair.
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