The music of Paul Dickinson is characterized by a dramatic contrast of musical ideas integrated into organic formal structures. Art, literature, and music of all eras influence his diverse musical output. Dickinson began his musical studies on piano at age eleven, and composition at age twelve. His teachers include Tomas Svoboda, Joseph Schwantner, Warren Benson, Samuel Adler, Alan Stout and Gerhard Staebler. He received degrees from the Eastman School of Music (B.M.) and Northwestern University (M.M., D.M.). Among his honors and awards are grants from the Fromm Music Foundation, the Arkansas Arts Council, the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service), a BMI Award, and numerous commissions. His music has been performed throughout North America, Europe and China, and recorded on Capstone Records. Dickinson is an Associate Professor of Music Theory and Composition at the University of Central Arkansas.

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