Randall Thompson Born: 21 April 1899, New York, NY Died: 9 July 1984, Boston, MA

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• Solomon and Balkis, (Radio: 29 March 1942; stage: 14 Apr. 1942, Cambridge) [composed for radio]
• The Nativity according to St. Luke, libretto R. Rowlands after St. Luke (13 Dec. 1961, Cambridge, MA) [for church performance, commissioned for the 200th anniversary of Christ Church, Cambridge]

Although he is one of America's most successful choral composers, Thompson's operas are not widely known. He was also well known as a music educator and for his study of music education in the United States, College Music.

Benser & Urrows. Randall Thompson: A Bio-Bibliography. Greenwood Press 1991.