Wernick, Richard
(*1934)
Wernick, Richard. Boston, Massachusetts, 16 January 1934 At Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachesetts (1952–55), Wernick was a pupil of Irving Fine, Harold Shapero, and Arthur Berger. He also studied with Leon Kirchner at Mills College, Oakland, California, and at Tanglewood with Ernst Toch and Boris Blacher. Wernick was musical director and Composer-in-Residence with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Company (1957 – 58). From 1958 to 1964 he worked in New York, providing scores for film, television…