Schwartz also freelanced as an orchestrator and trumpeter.įrom 1957 until the mid-1990s, Schwartz produced concert series under the titles Composers’ Showcase and Jazz Profiles (both eventually under the former title), presenting concerts of new music and jazz at the Whitney Museum, Circle In The Square, the Museum Of Modern Art and Lincoln Center. In addition to his work in academe, he also lectured publicly and took part in panel discussions on American musical theater, jazz and contemporary music. in Musicology from NYU in 1969, after which he taught at Queens College (1967-1971) and Hunter College (1972 onward). He received his Bachelors degree at Brooklyn College and a Masters degree from New York University Graduate School before studying from 1945-1953 with several contemporary composers: Arthur Berger, Roger Sessions, Jacques Ibert, Aaron Copland, Darius Milhaud, and Charles Jones.

24, 1998), was a composer, author and music impresario.

Charles Schwartz (born New York City, June 13, 1922, died New York, Dec.