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- Praised and honored for "his ability to effectively infuse classical music with American Indian nationalism (Washington Post, Nov. 23, 2005)," Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate, born in 1968 in Norman, Oklahoma, is a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation and its Composer-in-Residence. Tate is dedicated to the development of American Indian classical composition. His original, commissioned works have been performed since 1992 by the National Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Colorado Ballet, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, the New Jersey Chamber Music Society and the Philadelphia Classical Symphony, among others. His work for the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority Documentary, "The Science of Composing," won an Emmy Award in 2011.
Tate earned his bachelor's degree in piano performance at Northwestern University and his master's in piano performance and composition at Cleveland Institute of Music. He was appointed Cultural Ambassador for the state of Oklahoma in 2008. Among works available are "Iholba' (The Vision), for Solo Flute, Orchestra and Chorus" and "Tracing Mississippi, Concerto for Flute and Orchestra," recorded in 2007, on Thunderbird Records.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Jerod Tate
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