Alvin Singleton
Alvin Singleton (born 1940) is a composer from the United States. Born and raised in New York, he received his music education from New York University (B.A.) and a Master of Music from Yale School of Music. From 1971 to 1985 he lived oversees, and then he returned to the United States after being appointed as the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra resident composer. He served as a resident artist at Spelman College in Atlanta. He was also a Rockefeller Foundation grantee in a series entitled "Meet the Composer".
References
Southern, Eileen. The Music of Black Americans: A History. W. W. Norton & Company; 3rd edition. ISBN 0393971414