FREDERICK
KOCH
A pianist-composer from Rocky River, he is presently studying with Leonard
Shure and teaching privately. Piano lessons were begun with his mother
and continued until he entered the Cleveland Institute of Music in 1941.
He received his Bachelor of Music degree in piano with Beryl Rubinstein
in June, 1949. he also studied at the Institute with Lawrence Stevens and
Arthur Loesser. Served in the army from 1943-1946 and wrote the music for
two all-soldier shows "Under Fire," and "Five yanks Abroad," produced overseas.
he recently composed the score for the musical "Golly Moses!" presented
here last fall.
Mr. Koch studied composition at the Institute with Ward Lewis and Gardner
Read and then at Western Reserve University with Dr. Arthur Shepard. He
received his Masters degree from Western Reserve this September. Mr. Koch
has written many compositions for piano. One of a group of piano pieces
for children was published this fall by the Composers' Press in New York.
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