Eric Ruskin, Concert Music Director

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Eric Ruskin, Concert Music Director
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	Eric Ruskin, CSULB Department of Dance Music Director and Faculty Lecturer, holds a B.A. in Music from the University of California, Irvine and an M.A. in Music Composition from the University of Pennsylvania where he studied with George Crumb, George Rochberg, and George Perle. From 1978-1980, he played dance classes at UCI where he worked with Eugene Loring and Anthony Tudor. Since that time he has been accompanist, composer, concert music director, and music instructor for the California State University, Long Beach, Department of Dance. He has composed music for dances by choreographers Jeff Slayton, Viola Farber, Susan McLain, Sharon Kinney, Keith Johnson, Andy Vaca, Doug Nielsen, Pat Finot, Nanette Brodie, Donna Sternberg, Walter Kennedy, Donald McKayle, Alaine Haubert, Maryjane Eisenberg, Tryntje Shapli, Gloria Newman, Holly Shiffer and Lawrence Blake, as well as numerous other works for student choreography and films. Mr. Ruskin is a former Lester Horton Award recipent.


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