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| | University of Oregon School of Music and Dance: About Us: Robert Kyr |
 | | Robert Kyr is professor of composition and theory and has been on the UO music faculty since 1990. |
 | | He is chair of the composition department, and director of the renowned Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium (www.iwagemusic.com), as well as the Music Today Festival, a biennial series of concerts and events that celebrate new music from around the world. |
 | | His commissions have received funding through many organizations and foundations, including Meet the Composer, Paul Allen Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Scottish Arts Council, Canada Council, Chamber Music America, Oregon Regional Arts and Culture Council, Schnitzer Care Foundation, Telarc International, Chase Foundation, Hopkins Arts Center (Dartmouth), and Massachusetts Council for the Arts and Humanities. |
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