Theodore Dollarhide

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Theodore (Ted) John Dollarhide (August 30, 1948 – April 20, 2014) was an American composer, conductor, and music educator. Born in Santa Rosa, California, he started piano at seven, then switched to trumpet, and finally tuba, which became his main instrument. He played tuba in the U.S. Air Force Band before earning a degree in music composition at San Jose State University (studying with Higo Harada). He studied at the University of Michigan with teachers including Leslie Bassett, William Bolcom, and George Wilson, and spent 1978–1979 in Paris with Eugene Kurtz on a Fulbright scholarship. He taught at La Trobe University in Melbourne (1981–1989) and was a visiting professor of composition at Yonsei University in Seoul (1987–1988). His works were performed by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (Other Dreams, Other Dreamers, 1986), the Elision ensemble (Madness in Paradise, 1986), in London (Shadows for woodwind quintet, 1986), and in Seoul (The Night Life, 1988). He died at 65 in Grants Pass, Oregon, and is buried in Sparlin Cemetery, Williams, Oregon.