Composers

Warrick Carter

1942 - 2017

About

Warrick Carter was a music educator, composer, and performer. He taught in East Lansing, Michigan and Chattanooga, Tennessee, and spoke on arts and music education and minority issues in the arts for organizations across the globe. He has worked with the Wisconsin Music Educators, the Philadelphia Public Schools, the Michigan Council for the Arts, the Los Angeles Board of Education, the Minister of Culture in Paris, France, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. He published literature and lectured on the arts, music education, jazz, and African American music history and culture at institutions such as California State University, Northwestern University, University of Santa Catarina in Brazil, and at international conferences. He composed commissions for the National Endowment for the Arts, the Chicago Symphony Orchestral Association and the Chicago Chamber Orchestra. He performed with Boston Pops Jazz Quartet, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Billy Taylor, Clark Terry, and Donald Byrd.

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Works by Warrick Carter

Composer Title Work Instrumentation Level Number of Movements Accompanied Size Duration Range
Warrick Carter Piano Piece No 1 Piano 1 No Solo