This collection contains the scholarly works of retired School of Music Professor Edward Jacobs, including sound and video recordings and manuscript music scores.
While earning his bachelors degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Edward Jacobs studied jazz performance and composition. He then earned a graduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley in composition. Lastly, he earned a doctorate at Columbia University. Jacobs began teaching at East Carolina University in 1998 and retired in 2024. At ECU he founded the NC NewMusic Initiative. His work as a composer has been recognized by a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Charles Ives Fellowship of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
This collection contains the scholarly works of retired School of Music Professor Edward Jacobs, including sound and video recordings and manuscript music scores.
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