Oliveros, Pauline
(*1932)
Oliveros, Pauline. Houston, Texas, 30 May 1932 At the age of thirteen Oliveros learned to play the accordion, an instrument that became integral to her music thereafter. She studied accordion and composition at the University of Houston (1949–52). From 1954 to 1957 she attended San Francisco State College and received private composition lessons from Robert Erickson. In 1963 she collaborated with David Tudor and the choreographer Elizabeth Harris, producing works using a variety of sounds…