short-form biography: michael w. rees
« composer, graphics dabbler, houseperson, hack programmer, and semi-professional muser »
born 1954 (virgo on the cusp of libra), San Francisco, California
BS Music Theory & Composition: 1977, Ball State University
MM Composition, 1979, Ball State University
Post-graduate study Composition & Computer Science, 1979-1980, Ball State University
- studied with composition with Cleve L. Scott & Morris Knight
- studied saxophone with Cecil Leeson & Brian Minor
- studied bassoon (briefly) with Homer Pence
i live in the Finger Lakes region of western New York.