Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich was born in Miami in 1939 and lives and works as a composer. Ellen Taaffe Zwilich is an American composer. Her early works are characterized by atonal explorations, but in the late 1980s she turned to a postmodern, neo-romantic style. She has been described as "one of America's most frequently played and truly popular living composers." She was inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in 1994. Zwilich was the Francis Eppes Distinguished Professor at Florida State University. Recordings and performances continue to make this music readily accessible to new generations worldwide. Her distinct, expressive, and imaginative musical legacy lives on.