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Date of Birth
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15-January-1960
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Place of Birth
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Bensalem Township
(Pennsylvania, Bucks County)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Aaron Jay, Kernis, Kernis, Aaron Jay, Anthony Jay Kernis
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Profession
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Composer
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Aaron Jay Kernis is an American composer serving as a member of the Yale School of Music faculty. Kernis spent 10 years serving as the music advisor to the Minnesota Orchestra and as Director of the Minnesota Orchestra's Composers' Institute. He is widely regarded as one of the leading composers of his generation, receiving numerous awards and honors throughout his thirty-year career. He lives in New York City with his wife, pianist Evelyne Luest, and their two children.
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