Robert Evett (composer)

Robert Evett (November 30, 1922 - February 3, 1975) was an American composer and journalist. Along with Robert Parris and Russell Woollen, he was one of a trifecta described by Irving Lowens as the “Washington School” of composers. Life and career Born in Loveland, Colorado, Evett was the son of a livery stable owner. His mother was a pianist, and introduced him to music; he began composing early. At one point discovering, in his early teenage years, that Artur Schnabel was vacationing in Colorado, Evett showed the pianist a piano sonata he had written, receiving encouragement for his efforts. Shortly thereafter his elder brother Kenneth brought him to Colorado Springs to begin formal study under Roy Harris. He studied under Harris between 1941 and 1947, Evett died in Takoma Park, Maryland. a handful of manuscripts and copies are held by the New York Public Library. Some of his choral work has been recorded. Music and writing Evett’s compositional career saw him receive commissions from the Pan-American Union, the National Symphony Orchestra, Georgetown University, and the Composer’s Forum for Catholic Worship. Concurrently he pursued a career as a writer; he was book editor and mu