When he was six years old his mother married Alexander "Sasha" Walden (born in Ufa, Russia in 1897), a double-bass player in the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra.
In his later years he has devoted most of his time to the composition of instrumental and choral music in a quasi-Romantic vein which has largely been performed only in France, Russia and Japan. ==Early life== Appleton was born in Los Angeles, California on January 4, 1939 to Jewish parents: Helen Jacobs Appleton (born Philadelphia, 1908) and Charles Leonard Appleton (born Chaim Epelboim in Kishinev, Bessarabia, July 14, 1900).
In his later years he has devoted most of his time to the composition of instrumental and choral music in a quasi-Romantic vein which has largely been performed only in France, Russia and Japan. ==Early life== Appleton was born in Los Angeles, California on January 4, 1939 to Jewish parents: Helen Jacobs Appleton (born Philadelphia, 1908) and Charles Leonard Appleton (born Chaim Epelboim in Kishinev, Bessarabia, July 14, 1900).
Bell's (an orphanage) and with his brother (Michael Charles Appleton, born 1932) at Palomar Military Academy.
Jon Howard Appleton (born January 4, 1939) is an American composer and teacher who was a pioneer in electro-acoustic music.
In his later years he has devoted most of his time to the composition of instrumental and choral music in a quasi-Romantic vein which has largely been performed only in France, Russia and Japan. ==Early life== Appleton was born in Los Angeles, California on January 4, 1939 to Jewish parents: Helen Jacobs Appleton (born Philadelphia, 1908) and Charles Leonard Appleton (born Chaim Epelboim in Kishinev, Bessarabia, July 14, 1900).
In the 1950s both his parents were blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee and lost their jobs.
However, he developed a deep, lifelong affection for Russian music. ==Career== ===1960s=== From 1957 to 1961 Appleton was a student at Reed College in Portland, Oregon.
These years shaped his future life: he composed for his fellow students who performed everything he composed, he decided to become a college professor and in 1959 he married his first wife, a fellow student, Georganna Towne.
However, he developed a deep, lifelong affection for Russian music. ==Career== ===1960s=== From 1957 to 1961 Appleton was a student at Reed College in Portland, Oregon.
Following his graduation from Reed College, Appleton moved to San Francisco, California where his first child was born (Jennifer Appleton, December 20, 1961).
Bain (1938–2000) writing musical comedies and was employed at the Macy's department store as an assistant buyer. In 1962–1963 Appleton was the music teacher at the Verde Valley School in Sedona, Arizona where he conducted the choir and orchestra, taught music theory, [and
In 1970 he won Guggenheim, Fulbright and American-Scandinavian Foundation fellowships.
In the late 1970s, together with Sydney Alonso and Cameron Jones he helped develop the first commercial digital synthesizer called the Synclavier.
In the early 1990s he helped found the Theremin Center for Electronic Music at the Moscow Conservatory of Music.
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