Dana Wilson

Dana Richard Wilson (born 1946) is an American composer, jazz pianist, and teacher. He grew up in Wilton, CT, and holds a B.A. from Bowdoin College, an M.A. from the University of Connecticut, and a doctorate from the Eastman School of Music. He is Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus at the Ithaca College School of Music. and resides in Ithaca, New York with his wife Louise Mygatt, also a musician. Their children reside with their families in Boston, Los Angeles, Eugene (OR), and Seattle. The works of Dana Wilson have been commissioned and performed by such diverse ensembles as the Chicago Chamber Musicians, Formosa Quartet, Canadian Brass, Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings, Buffalo Philharmonic, , Netherlands Wind Ensemble, Syracuse Symphony, and Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra. Solo works have been written for many soloists, including hornists Gail Williams and Adam Unsworth; clarinetists La...