A Juilliard avant-gardist dies at 82
RIPThe death has been reported of Michael Czajkowski, an electronic pioneer who gave up early renown as a composer to become a lifelong teacher at Juilliard and the Aspen Music Festival. His wife, Sandy, was music librarian of both institutions. She survives him.
Milwaukee born, Czajkowski played in brass bands and chamber recitals before he discovered the synthesizer. His album People The Sky was an avant-garde sensation in 1969, leading him to work on Buffy Sainte-Marie’s “Illuminations” album and to collaborate with the ever-curious composer Morton Subotnick.
Until he gave all that up to be a teacher.
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