Gloria Coates (October 10, 1938 in Wausau, Wisconsin) is an American composer who has studied exclusively in the United States; Columbia University and Louisiana State University. She has written 16 symphonies, 10 string quartets and numerous songs and chamber works which have been performed by leading orchestras and performers internationally. Since 1976 she has lived periodically in London and Munich, Germany, and from 1989 -1999 in New York.

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