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Bernard Rands (b. Sheffield, England, 1934) is a composer of contemporary classical music.

Born in England in 1934, he studied music and English literature at the University of Wales, Bangor. He studied composition and conducting with Pierre Boulez and Bruno Maderna in Darmstadt, Germany, and with Luigi Dallapiccola and Luciano Berio in Milan, Italy.

He held residencies at Princeton University, the University of Illinois, and York University before emigrating to the United States in 1975, becoming a U.S. citizen in 1983.

He has since taught at the University of California, San Diego, the Julliard School of Music, Yale University, and Boston University. Since 1988 he has taught at Harvard University, where he serves as the Walter Bigelow Rosen Professor of Music. His notable students include Paul Dresher and Bun-Ching Lam.

Rands is the recipient of many awards for his work. His work Canti del Sole won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Music. He was elected and inducted into The American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2004. From 1989 to 1995 he was composer-in-residence with the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Rands' music is widely recorded. His work Canti D'Amor, recorded by the men's vocal ensemble Chanticleer, won a Grammy Award in 2000.

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