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Strouse was born in New York City, to Jewish parents, Ethel (née Newman) and Ira Strouse, who worked in the tobacco business. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music, he studied under Arthur Berger, David Diamond, Aaron Copland and Nadia Boulanger. [1] [2]
Strouse was born and raised in New York City, the son of Ira and Ethel (Newman) Strouse. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Strouse studied under David Diamond, Aaron Copland and Nadia Boulanger. He has written scores for over 30 stage musicals, including 14 for Broadway.
Charles Strouse (born June 7, 1928) is a three-time Tony Award-winning American composer and lyricist. Strouse was born and raised in New York City, the son of Ira and Ethel (Newman) Strouse.
A native of New York City, Strouse grew up sampling the best Broadway had to offer. He attended the Eastman School of Music and studied privately with composer Aaron Copland, among others. By age 24 Strouse was working his first theatre job, supplying scores for summer-stock productions in Warrensburg, New York.
Born: 1928. Living in: United States. Charles Strouse is an American composer and lyricist best known for writing the music to the musicals Bye Bye Birdie and Annie, amongst others. Strouse's first Broadway musical was the 1960 hit Bye Bye Birdie, with lyrics by Lee Adams, who would become his long-time collaborator.
Growing up in New York City, Charles Strouse immersed himself in Broadway. He got his formal music education at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, studying with Aaron Copland, David Diamond, and Nadia Boulanger, and at twenty-four was turning out incidental music for the summer stock theatre in Warrensburg, NY.
Charles Strouse was born in New York City on June 7, 1928. He began taking piano lessons at the age of ten and at age 15 he entered the Eastman School of Music. After graduating in 1947, he won two scholarships to Tanglewood, where he studied under Aaron Copland and had his pieces played by the orchestra.
