Eric Ewazen (b. 1954, Cleveland, Ohio) (pronounced ee-WAY-zen, according to the composer; it is a shortened version of a Ukrainian name, Ewaszczyszen) is an American composer and teacher. Ewazen studied composition under Samuel Adler, Milton Babbitt, Gunther Schuller, Joseph Schwantner, Warren Benson, and Eugene Kurtz at the Eastman School of Music and The Juilliard School (where he received numerous composition awards, prizes, and fellowships). He has been on the faculty of The Juilliard School since 1980 Read more on Last.fm