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Robert Wayne Ross (b. 1942) is an American composer and music educator. He composed over 100 works in a variety of genres and is associated with the Post-Minimalist and New Age movements.
Robert Wayne Ross was born in Bakersfield, California in 1942. He grew up in a military family, attending schools in California, Texas and Germany before graduating high school from Woodrow Wilson in Portsmouth, Virginia in 1960. Ross attended Harvard University where he majored in mathematics and played piano with several popular bands in and around Boston. He went on to attend Harvard Graduate School of Education (GSE), studying with Lejaren Hiller and John L. Balcom.

Following his time at GSE, Ross served as professor of music and chair of the music department at Wellesley College from 1966-1972. During this time, he continued to compose and premiered works both on Wellesley's student-run concert series, as well as at Carnegie Recital Hall and other locations. From 1972 to the present, Ross has worked as a freelance composer and has written over 100 works in a variety of genres for ensembles, performers, and films.

## Education

Ross completed his Bachelor's in Mathematics from Harvard University in 1964, and received his Master's from Harvard Graduate School of Education (GSE) studying with Lejaren Hiller and John L. Balcom in 1966. He served as professor of music and chair of the music department at Wellesley College from 1966-1972. He has written over 100 works, including operas, instrumental works, vocal compositions, and ballet scores.

## Musical style

Ross is known mainly for his contributions to the Post-Minimalist and New Age movements. His musical language incorporates a wide range of techniques and is often atmospheric in nature. His works are largely tonal with a harmonic language rooted in modal, tonal, and chromatic textures. He often composes in an environmentally friendly way