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CHARLES RUGGIERO (b. June 19, 1947; Bridgeport, CT) holds degrees from the New England Conservatory and Michigan State University (Ph.D. in composition, 1979). His principal composition teachers were H. Owen Reed and Jere Hutcheson. Ruggiero has been a university instructor since 1971, teaching in four disciplines: composition, music theory, jazz studies, and percussion. Currently, Ruggiero is professor of music at Michigan State University (MSU), where he has taught composition and music theory since 1973.
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