Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1925, Mar. 26 | Born Carlos Claudio Heilbronn Spies in Santiago, Chile |
| 1942 | Came to the United States Enrolled at the New England Conservatory and studied with composers Nadia Boulanger, Harold Shapero, Irving Fine and Walter Piston, conductor Boris Goldovsky, and cellist Alfred Zighera |
| 1943 | Became acquainted with Igor Stravinsky |
| 1946 | Conducting student at Tanglewood Music Center |
| 1947 | Enrolled at Harvard University and studied with composer Paul Hindemith |
| 1950 | B.A., Harvard University |
| 1953 | Married Emmi-Vera Tobias (divorced 1985) |
| 1953-1957 | Instructor, Harvard University |
| 1954, Aug. 1 | Daughter Caterina C. J. Spies born |
| 1954 | M.A., Harvard University |
| 1956 | Received Lili Boulanger Memorial Award |
| 1957, Sept. 4 | Son Michael P. M. Spies born |
| 1957 | Became acquainted with Milton Babbitt |
| 1957-1958 | Lecturer, Vassar College |
| 1958-1970 | Professor, Swarthmore College |
| 1959, Jan. 9 | Daughter Tatiana B. F. Spies born |
| 1959 | Composed Five Psalms, his first 12-tone piece |
| 1966, Feb. 5 | Daughter Leah F. S. Spies born |
| 1968 | Conducted the world premiere of Stravinsky's The Wedding |
| 1969, Nov. 5 | Daughter Susanna O. P. Spies born |
| 1969 | Received National Institute of Arts and Letters Award |
| 1970-1998 | Professor, Princeton University |
| 1975 | Received National Endowment of the Arts fellowship grant |
| 1976 | Faculty member, Salzburg Seminar in American Studies Began work on Seven Sonnets |
| 1990 | Composer-in-residence, University of Southern Florida |
| 1998-2011 | Teacher, Juilliard School |
| 1998-2020 | Professor Emeritus, Princeton University |
| 2011 | Visiting scholar, Brevard Music Center, Brevard, North Carolina |
| 2020 April 2 | Died in Sonoma, Calfornia |