Music from the Road: Views and Reviews 1978-1992

Tim Page is the author of "Dawn Powell: A Biography" & editor of "Dawn Powell at Her Best" & "The Diaries of Dawn Powell." Formerly the chief music critic for "The Washington Post," he is now the artistic advisor & creative chair for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. (Publisher Provided) Tim Page was born in San Diego, California on October 11, show more 1954. In 1967, he was the subject of a short documentary entitled A Day with Timmy Page that chronicled his early interest in filmmaking. He graduated from Columbia University in 1979 and was already writing for the arts magazine Soho News and other publications. He later worked in radio, was a music writer and culture reporter for The New York Times, a chief music critic for Newsday, and a chief classical music critic for The Washington Post. He received the Pulitzer Prize in 1997 for his writings about music in The Washington Post. He is a professor of journalism and music at the University of Southern California. In 1991, he became interested in the life and work of American author Dawn Powell and played an essential role in her revival. He has written several books including The Glenn Gould Reader, Selected Letters of Virgil Thomson, William Kapell: A Documentary Life History of the American Pianist, Dawn Powell: A Biography, and Parallel Play: Growing up with Undiagnosed Asperger's. (Bowker Author Biography) show less