Olly Woodrow Wilson, Jr. (September 7, 1937 – March 12, 2018) was an American composer of contemporary classical music, pianist, double bassist, and musicologist. He was one of the preeminent composers of African American descent in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. He is also known for establishing the TIMARA (Technology in Music and Related Arts) program at Oberlin Conservatory, the first-ever conservatory program in electronic music.
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7 September 1937 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
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12 March 2018 (aged 80) Berkeley, California, U.S.
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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