Wayne BrewsterNicolas Slonimsky, Laura Kuhn, and Dennis McIntire, "Barlow, Wayne (Brewster)", Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, eighth edition, edited by Nicolas Slonimsky and Laura Kuhn (New York: Schirmer Books, 2001). Barlow (b. Elyria, Ohio, September 6, 1912; d. Rochester, NY, December 17, 1996) was an American composer of classical music. He was also a professor of music, organist, and choir director. Life and career Barlow received bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from the Eastman School of Music, majoring in composition and theory and becoming in 1937 the first American to receive a doctorate in music composition. He also studied with Arnold Schoenberg in California, as well as with Myron Schaeffer, the director of the Electronic Music Laboratory at the University of Toronto. He served as a professor at the Eastman School of Music from 1937 to 1978, where he directed the Electronic Music Studio from 1968 to 1978, and also served as Dean of Graduate Studies from 1973 to 1978. From 1978 to 1996 he held the position of Emeritus Professor of Composition at the Eastman School of Music. His notable students include James Cohn, Lucrecia Kasilag, Samuel Jones, Martin Mailman, Norma Wendelburg, and Don Freund. Among his best-known compositions is The Winter's Passed, for oboe and string orchestra. He died at the age of 84. His manuscripts are held by the Sibley Music Library of the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester. Works Stage False faces, Choral Ballet in a prologue and 2 scenes (1935); libretto by Leone Coffer Three Moods for Dancing, ballet for orchestra (1940) The Black Madonna, ballet in 3 scenes, adapted from the play by William Sharp (1941) Orchestral De Profundis, Symphonic Poem (1934) Nocturne for small orchestra (1946) Rondo-Overture (1947) Night Song (1956) Sinfonia da camera (1960) Vistas (1963) Rota for chamber orchestra (1959) Hampton Beach, Overture (1971) Soundscapes for orchestra and tape (1972) Band or Wind or brass ensemble Frontiers, for symphonic band (1982) Requiem and Alleluia, for trombone choir (1991) Fanfare for the University of Alabama, for trumpets Concertante The Winter's Passed for oboe and string orchestra (1940) Lyrical Piece for clarinet and string orchestra (1947) Images for harp and orchestra (1961); additional version for harp, clarinet, and string quartet (1963) Elegy, for viola and orchestra (1968) Divertissement for flute and chamber orchestra (1980) Chamber music Prelude, Air and Variation for bassoon, string quartet and piano (1947) Quintet for piano and