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in 1955. Zearott earned a Ph.D. in composition at UCLA, the first to do so. In 1969 he was awarded the Gold Medal (First Prize) of the
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and others in the United States as well as Europe. Zearott was the first student to earn a Ph.D. in composition at
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619:"Guitarist, composer shine along with string quartet"
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281:"Final Note: Dr. Michael Zearott, AFM-47 web site"
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260:"Deaths, The Lewiston Tribune, of 28 July 2019"
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