Editing Paul Moravec (section)

==Biography==
Moravec was born in [[Buffalo, New York]], and subsequently attended the [[Lawrenceville School]], graduating in 1975.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lawrenceville.org/about/history/notable-alumni/index.aspx |title=NOTABLE ALUMNI |publisher=The Lawrenceville School |accessdate=October 16, 2014 }}</ref> He received his [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in composition from Harvard University in 1980; while there, he performed with the [[Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum]], one of the [[Holden Choirs]].  He won the Prix de Rome and studied at the American Academy in Rome after graduating.  He then received the Master of Music (1982) and [[Doctor of Musical Arts]] (1987) in composition, both from [[Columbia University]].<ref name="Moravec">Curriculum Vita at [http://www.paulmoravec.com/vita.htm PaulMoravec.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927090126/http://www.paulmoravec.com/vita.htm |date=2007-09-27 }}</ref>

Moravec has taught at [[Dartmouth College]] (1987–96) and [[Hunter College]] (1997–98). He suffered from clinically diagnosed depression that worsened during the time immediately surrounding his departure from [[Dartmouth College]], and underwent [[electroshock therapy]].<ref name="NY Times 2007"/> He is currently a university professor in the music department at [[Adelphi University]], He also  teaches composition at the [[Mannes School of Music]], contributing to what ''[[The New York Times]]'' has called a "renaissance" in a college that went through academic and financial difficulties in the 1990s.<ref>Lambert, Bruce.  [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/04/nyregion/04adelphi.html "University Enjoys a Renaissance After 90's Strife"], ''[[The New York Times]]''. retrieved 8 April 2008.</ref>

In 2004, Moravec received the [[Pulitzer Prize for Music]] for his work ''[[Tempest Fantasy]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Simeone |first=Lisa |title=Moravec Wins Music Pulitzer: American Composer Recognized for Chamber Work |work=[[NPR]] |date=April 5, 2004 |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1813835 |accessdate=April 14, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Downey |first=Charles T. |title=Left Bank Quartet gives solid but spotty performance |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=March 11, 2013 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/left-bank-quartet-gives-solid-but-spotty-performance/2013/03/11/7040c8aa-8a4f-11e2-a88e-461ffa2e34e4_story.html |accessdate=May 9, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Lowe |first=Jim |title=Paul Moravec: The conventional unconventionally |work=[[Barre Montpelier Times Argus]] |date=February 25, 2005 |url=http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050225/NEWS/502250313/1011 |accessdate=May 9, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Johnson |first=Daniel Stephen |title=Paul Moravec: Mining Tonality for New Intricacies, The Pulitzer Prize-winning Composer Introduces his Music |work=[[WQXR-FM]] |date=February 1, 2012 |url=http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/172820-portal-paul-moravec/ |accessdate=May 9, 2015}}</ref> This prestigious award raised Moravec's profile significantly, and he was appointed to several residencies. He was named the new honorary  composer-member of the New York Composers Circle in September, 2006.<ref>{{cite press release | title = 2004 PULITZER PRIZE WINNER PAUL MORAVEC JOINS NEW YORK COMPOSERS CIRCLE (NYCC)AS HONORARY COMPOSER-MEMBER | publisher = New York Composers Circle | date = 2006-11-03 | url = http://www.nycomposerscircle.org/Press_Releases/Moravec.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061217063454/http://www.nycomposerscircle.org/Press_Releases/Moravec.html | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 2006-12-17 | accessdate = 2007-07-03 }}</ref> He was also appointed the composer in residence for the 2007-2008 academic year at  the [[Institute for Advanced Study]] in [[Princeton, New Jersey]].<ref name="NY Times 2007"/><ref>{{cite press release | title = Institute Announces Appointment of Paul Moravec as Artist-in-Residence | publisher = Institute for Advanced Study | date = 2007-03-26 | url = http://www.ias.edu/newsroom/announcements/view/1174912237.html | accessdate = 2007-07-02 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070506105028/http://www.ias.edu/newsroom/announcements/view/1174912237.html | archivedate = 2007-05-06 }}</ref>

In addition to his Pulitzer Prize, Moravec has received a Composer Fellowship from the [[National Endowment for the Arts]], a [[Rockefeller Foundation]] fellowship, and the [[Charles Ives Prize]] and [[Goddard Lieberson]] Awards in American Composition.<ref name="Moravec"/> He was elected to the [[American Philosophical Society]] in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|title=APS Member History|url=https://search.amphilsoc.org/memhist/search?creator=Paul+Moravec&title=&subject=&subdiv=&mem=&year=&year-max=&dead=&keyword=&smode=advanced|access-date=2021-04-21|website=search.amphilsoc.org}}</ref>

He has been commissioned by such ensembles as the Dessoff Choirs, the [[Albany Symphony Orchestra]], and the [[Harvard Glee Club]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paul Moravec - Artist |url=https://www.macdowell.org/artists/paul-moravec |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=MacDowell |language=en}}</ref>