Person

Sumerlin, Macon

1919–2005

Findagrave.com, Nov. 18, 2021: (Dr. Macon Dee Sumerlin, birth 24 Oct 1919 North Roby, Fisher County, Texas ; death: 6 Feb 2005 Sealy, Austin County, Texas. Composer. Dr. Sumerlin was a world-renowned composer and music teacher, and one of the earliest composers and teachers of electronic music. He attended college at Hardin-Simmons University, and the University of Texas at Austin. He pursued his doctorate in Music Composition at Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York)