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Allen Evan Shawn (born August 27, 1948) is an American composer, pianist, educator, and author based in Vermont. His music Shawn began composing at the age of ten, but dates his mature work from 1977. He has written a dozen orchestral works, including a symphony, two piano concertos, a cello concerto, and a violin concerto; three chamber operas; five piano sonatas and many additional works for piano; and a large catalogue of chamber music, songs and choral music. Among Shawn's available recordings are several of chamber music, four CDs of piano music, including a CD devoted to his piano work by German pianist Julia Bartha, a piano concerto performed by Ursula Oppens with the Albany Symphony Orchestra under the direction of David Alan Miller, and the chamber opera The Music Teacher, with a libretto by his brother, Wallace Shawn. As author Shawn is the author of a book about Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg, Arnold Schoenberg's Journey, and a book about Leonard Bernstein, Leonard Bernstein: An American Musician. He is also the author of Wish I Could Be There: Notes from a Phobic Life, which examines his experiences with anxiety and panic disorder, as well as his relationship with his autistic twin sister Mary, and Twin: A Memoir, also about Mary and his relationship with her. He discussed Twin with Terry Gross on WHYY's Fresh Air on January 3, 2011. Personal life Shawn is a son of The New Yorker editor William Shawn, and the brother of the actor and playwright Wallace Shawn. His family is of Jewish background. He received a bachelor's degree from Harvard University, a master's degree from Columbia University, and studied in France with Nadia Boulanger. He teaches composition and music history at Bennington College and was formerly married to novelist Jamaica Kincaid, with whom he has a son, Harold, and a daughter, Annie. He is married to pianist Yoshiko Sato, with whom he has a son, Noa. Books Arnold Schoenberg's Journey (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002, ISBN 0374105901) Wish I Could Be There: Notes from a Phobic Life (New York: Viking, 2007, ISBN 9780670038428) Twin: A Memoir (New York: Viking, 2011, ISBN 9780670022373) Leonard Bernstein: An American Musician (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2014, ISBN 9780300144284) References External links Allen Shawn biography Terry Gross Fresh Air interview with Allen Shawn, NPR.org, February 20, 2007. Allen Shawn at the Internet Off Broadway Database Allen Shawn Biography at Chaspen Foundation for the Arts Resume at Bennington College. Discover the Shawn Allen popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Shawn Allen books.
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You Can Spend Less And Enjoy More
Shawn AllenThe secret behind enjoying more of the money that you earn is to spend less. An easy solution that has been told many times but the question always arises how do you actually spend...
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Brynne and the Dinosaur go to the circus
Shawn Allenchildren's avdenture picture book ages 5 to 10 about a little bat and her friend a dinosaur who find adventure at the circus. They meet a bear and rabbit fro.m which they learn thi...
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Get the Girl of Your Dreams and Make Her Fall Deeply In Love with You
Shawn Allen NicholsonDiscover the Ultimate Guide to Unleash Your Romantic Potential and Get the Girl of Your Dreams!Are you ready to transform your love life and become a master in the art of romance a...
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How to Flirt with Any Girl, Command Her Attention and Make Her Yours
Shawn Allen NicholsonAre you ready to master the art of irresistible attraction and forge genuine, lasting connections with the women you desire? Look no further! This is your essential roadmap to beco...
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How to Satisfy Your Woman in Bed and Give Her Intense Sexual Pleasure
Shawn Allen NicholsonDiscover the Secrets to Becoming Her Ultimate Desire: Your Guide to Unleashing Passion and ConnectionAttention, gentlemen! Are you ready to transform your sexual life and become th...
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Our World
Little MixCelebrate Little Mix's first UK numberone album Glory Days by reading the full story of the girls' astonishing rise to pop super stardom. Our World is full of exclusive photos an...
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The Girl Who Flew by Shawn Allen
Shawn Allena story of self discovery. A young girl sees herself in another world and realises she is not the person she thought she was and knows she must return home as a better person and f...