Perry Townsend

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Perry Townsend is an American composer and pianist based in New York City. Townsend's debut CD, No Suggestion of Silence, released in August 2001 by Capstone Records, contains choral, piano, and orchestral pieces. [1] Growing up in Raleigh, North Carolina he began composing at a young age and sang for many years in the Raleigh Boy Choir directed by Thomas Sibley.

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References

  1. Hudicek, Laurie (December 2001). "Unsilent Plight" (PDF). 21st Century Music. 8 (12): 12. Retrieved 27 November 2010.