Gerald Levinson

Gerald Charles Levinson (born June 22, 1951 in Westport, Connecticut) is an American composer of contemporary classical music.

After college, Levinson went to study composition with Olivier Messiaen at the Paris Conservatory.

He was inspired by Messiaen's use of birdsong and his unique harmonic ideas, as well as the musics of Bali and India.

Levinson has also worked with Simon Rattle, Ralph Shapey, and Seiji Ozawa.

Numerous CDs of his music have been released, and his scores are published by Theodore Presser.

Gerald Levinson in Marian Anderson Hall in the Kimmel Center in a portrait taken by Ari Valen Levinson.