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Otto Leuning (1903-1996) was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, He was one of the first American composers to systematically explore the form for which Vladimir Ussachevsky coined the term "tape music." Luening's and Ussachevsky's collaborations were first presented in 1952 at an historic concert at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Both men worked to establish what would become one of the most significant electronic music facilities in the United States, the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center.
Luening's output as a composer spans over 300 works, including 22 works with electronic sounds for media ranging from tape alone to orchestra and tape. As an educator, Otto Luening served on the faculty of the Julliard School, and was professor emeritus at Columbia University, where he taught composition and conducted opera for 25 years.
He was a founding member of the American Music Center, and its Chairman of the Board from 1939-1960. He was also a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, a Trustee of the American Academy in Rome, and a member of the Educational Advisory Board of the Guggenheim Foundation.
In recognition of his early pioneering work in electronic music as well as his lifetime achievement and contributions to music, Luening was honored the SEAMUS Award for Lifetime Achivement at the 1990 SEAMUS National Conference at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
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