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Judith Lang Zaimont (b11/08/1945)

Judith Lang Zaimont (b. 1945) was born in Memphis, Tennessee, into a musical family. She grew up in New York City, began piano studies at the age of five, and at age eleven was accepted into the preparatory division of The Juilliard School. There, as she has since recalled, she first realized that she was "born to be a composer." During her teen years she won several composition competitions, including that of the National Federation of Music Clubs; and at age 18 she was awarded the BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) Young Composer Award.

Zaimont studied piano at Juilliard with Leland Thompson (1958-64), and composition at Queens College with Hugo Weisgall and at Columbia University with Otto Luening and Jack Beeson. After receiving her master's degree, she went to Paris to study orchestration with Andr Jolivet on a Debussy Fellowship from the Alliance Franaise.

While still in her teen years, before deciding to devote herself principally to composition, Zaimont formed a duo-piano team with her sister, Doris (now an accomplished opera director, Doris Kosloff). They toured the United States, recording and appearing on radio and television including performances on Mitch Miller's popular television show, Sing Along with Mitch.

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