Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (Composer ) was born in Florida, United States on a Sunday, April 30, 1939 🎈. Ellen Taaffe Zwilich is 85 years old. She is a Taurus ♉ and was born in the Year of the Rabbit 🐇.
The first female composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for music for her Three Movements for Orchestra (Symphony No. 1), which was first performed by the American Symphony Orchestra in 1982.
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| FULL NAME: | Ellen Taaffe Zwilich |
| BIRTH DATE: | April 30, 1939 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Florida, United States |
| AGE: | 85 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Taurus |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Rabbit |
About
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich is a Composer. Ellen was born in the 1930s, in the middle of the Silent Generation generation. Silent Generation are individuals born between 1925 and 1945. This generation is known for Jazz, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frank Sinatra, Malcolm X, Gone With The Wind, Mickey Mouse, Andy Warhol, Clint Eastwood, Bob Dylan. The Silent Generation has experienced critical historical events, including the Korean War, The Cold War, the McCarthy Hearings, and the Space Race.
Her husband Joseph died in 1979. Find out who is Ellen Taaffe Zwilich dating right now.
She studied violin at Florida State University. She was initially fascinated by atonal music, but eventually developed a post-modernist, neoromantic style.
DID YOU KNOW She was inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in 1994.
FACT She won the Pulitzer Prize the year after Roger Sessions won his.
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Birthday
Currently, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich is 85 years old. Her next birthday is away. Ellen will celebrate her 86th birthday on a Sunday, April 30th. She shares a birthday with everyone who was born on April 30, 1939. Below is the countdown to her upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s zodiac sign is Taurus. People born between the dates of April 20th and May 20th belong to the second sign in the zodiac, Taurus. Taurus are known for being reliable, patient, responsible, and loyal. Cancer & Virgo are the most compatible signs for Taurus.
Famous Taurus celebrities are Dwayne Johnson, Adele, Audrey Hepburn, Cam Newton, Karl Marx, Malcolm X, William Shakespeare, James Brown, and Mr. T. Taurus ruling planet is Venus. Astrologically, Venus is the planet of all things love and romance.
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich was born in the Year of the Rabbit. Rabbit symbolizes elegance and beauty in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Rabbit are intuitive, even-tempered, gentle, faithful, compassionate, and clever. They can also sometimes be pessimistic, insecure, vain, overly cautious, and finicky.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich is a 85 years old Composer, born in April, in the Year of the Rabbit (1939), and is a Taurus. Her life path number is 11. Ellen’s birthstone is Diamond, and her birth flower is Sweet Pea/Daisy. You may also check out all famous birthdays in April or specifically birthdays on April 30.
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