John Harbison (Composer ) was born in New Jersey, United States on a Tuesday, December 20, 1938 🎈. John Harbison is 85 years old. He is a Sagittarius ♐ and was born in the Year of the Tiger 🐅.
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer known for his symphonies, operas, and large choral works. He worked with Peter Maxwell Davies in 1991 as Music Director of the Ojai Music Festival.
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| FULL NAME: | John Harbison |
| BIRTH DATE: | December 20, 1938 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | New Jersey, United States |
| AGE: | 85 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Sagittarius |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Tiger |
About
John Harbison is a Composer. John 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.
His father was the famed historian Elmore Harris Harbison. His sisters Helen and Margaret both became musicians as well. He married violinist Rose Mary Harbison. Find out who is John Harbison dating right now.
He won the BMI Foundation’s Student Composer Award for composition at the age of 16. He wrote a piece for the Papal Concert of Reconciliation and debuted “Abraham” in 2004 with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
DID YOU KNOW He won the Pulitzer Prize for Music for “The Flight into Egypt” in 1987.
FACT His 1999 opera “The Great Gatsby” was based off the book of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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Birthday
Currently, John Harbison is 85 years old. His next birthday is away. John will celebrate his 86th birthday on a Tuesday, December 20th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on December 20, 1938. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
John Harbison’s zodiac sign is Sagittarius. People born between the dates of November 22nd to December 21st belong to the ninth sign in the zodiac, Sagittarius. Libras are known for being loyal, optimistic, and intellectual. Aries is the most compatible sign for Sagittarius.
Famous Sagittarius celebrities are Chadwick Boseman, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Brad Pitt, Rita Ora, Chrissy Teigen, Jay-Z, Jean Michel Basquiat, and Nostradamus. Sagittarius ruling planet is Jupiter. Astrologically, Jupiter represents luck, fortune, and success.
John Harbison was born in the Year of the Tiger. Tiger represents power and is considered the king of all beasts in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Tiger are outspoken, authoritative, have strong leadership qualities, and courageous. They can also sometimes be aggressive, arrogant, short-tempered, and anxious.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
John Harbison is a 85 years old Composer, born in December, in the Year of the Tiger (1938), and is a Sagittarius. His life path number is 8. John’s birthstone is Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz, and his birth flower is Narcissus. You may also check out all famous birthdays in December or specifically birthdays on December 20.
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