Schwantner awarded an Honorary Degree from the University of Connecticut-May 2019
During the University of Connecticut's May 12, 2019 Graduate School Commencement Ceremony, Joseph Schwantner was awarded an Honorary Degree, Doctor of Fine Arts "honoris casusa." As a part of the award, the University commissioned, Schwantner's friend and colleague, composer Roger Briggs to write a short work, entitled "Catenation" performed at…