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Seattle-based Lockrem Johnson (1924, Davenport, Iowa – 1977) was an American composer. He studied at The Cornish School from 1931-38 with Berthe Poncy Jacobson and at the University of Washington from 1938-42 with George McKay.[1] His one-act chamber opera A Letter to Emily (1951) was runner up for the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1952.[2] Regarding an incident in the life of poet Emily Dickinson, the libretto was adapted by the composer from the play Consider the Lilies by Robert Hupton.[3] Johnson returned to Seattle in 1962 to become head of the music department at The Cornish School, remaining in that position until 1969.[4] He founded Puget Music Publications in 1970, devoted to publishing works by composers from the American Northwest.

Lockrem Johnson
Born	15 March 1924  Davenport
Died	5 March 1977, March 1977  (aged 52) Seattle
Occupation	Composer
Employer	University of Washington
Awards	Guggenheim Fellowship Guggenheim Fellowship (1952)

Other works:

• Flower Drum Song
• She

Sources

• Butterworth, Neil. "Dictionary of American Classical Composers". London, Routledge, 2013.

External links

• "Lockrem Johnson", ArsNovaMusic.com.

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