Thompson, Jewel Taylor

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THOMPSON, Jewel Taylor

THOMPSON, Jewel Taylor. American. Genres: Music. Career: Virginia State University, Petersburg, assistant professor of music, 1960-62; West Virginia State College, Institute, assistant professor of music, 1967-68; West Virginia Institute of Technology, Montgomery, assistant professor of music, 1968-72; Hunter College of the City University of New York, NYC, adjunct lecturer, 1972-75, adjunct assistant professor, 1975-85, assistant professor, 1985-91, associate professor, 1992-96, professor of music, 1996-. Choral conductor, pianist, and composer. Publications: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: The Development of His Compositional Style, 1994. MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS: Lord, I Want to Be a Christian, 1991; I'm Free at Last, 1991; Were You There?, 1992; Hush! Somebody's Calling My Name, 1994; I Been in de Storm So Long, 1997; Stand by Me, 2002. Address: Hunter College, City University of New York, 695 Park Ave, New York, NY 10021, U.S.A. On- line address: Jewel.Thompson@hunter.cuny.edu

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