Fred Silver bio

Since tomorrow is election day, I am posting early this week. (Also to make up for my late posting last week...) Since we've been having fun singing The Twelve Days AFTER Christmas, I thought you would enjoy knowing about Fred Silver, the composer. Below is some of his bio. He just passed away in 2009. See you tonight!
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Fred Silver graduated from the Juilliard School of Music in 1961, and was the first recipient of the
Rodgers and Hammerstein Award to a gifted composer for the Musical Theatre. In the 1970s and 80s, Fred was a very influential part of New York's Musical Theatre scene as a composer, author, and vocal coach to major artists. A Master Steinway Piano Artist, he was half of the Duo-Piano team of
DeMaio & Silver. Fred's body of work includes seven musicals including "In Gay Company," over 120 choral pieces, most notably, the song, "The Twelve Days After Christmas," (1968)
performed by Carol Burnett; the book "Auditioning For The Musical Theatre," and "The Audition Doctor" column for Back Stage Magazine.