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Coe was born in
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While Coe’s student compositions date to the 1940s, he considered his first mature piece to be the opera “South,” which he began composing in 1960 and worked on until its premiere in 1965 by the Opera of
Marseilles, under the direction of Jean-Pierre Marty. The work, based on
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Many of Coe’s pieces were written in response to specific commissions, including “Concerto for Organ, Strings, and
Percussion” commissioned by the Festival du Commings in 1980; “Scherzo for Clarinet, Brass, and Strings” by the Johnson City Symphony in 1986; “Ischiana” by the
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and the
American School at Fontainebleau. What was initially a six-week summer program evolved into three years of private composition study, sponsored by two scholarships through the French government for which Boulanger advocated.
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in 1989; “Purcellular” by the City of London in 1995; and “Architects of Heaven” by the
Carolina Concert Choir in Hendersonville, NC around 2008, which Coe once described as “probably the best work I have ever written.”
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Governor’s Award in the Arts from the state of Tennessee in 1990, Composer of the Year from the Tennessee Music Teachers’ Association in 1998, and an honorary doctorate degree from
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Episcopal Church, Coe also composed numerous anthems and other sacred pieces. Finally, Coe composed over a half dozen film scores, first working with
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Coe’s work was also supported by various grants, awards, and fellowships throughout the years. This included two ten-week fellowships in 1960 and 1963 from the
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on “Birds in Peru” in 1968, and going on to collaborate with documentarian Ross Spears on a number of films from the late 1970s through the 2010s, including "
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Coe wrote extensively for piano and organ, including “Sonata for Piano” which was given its
American premiere by Kenneth Huber at the
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in 1985; and various grants from state and federal arts organizations including the
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Davis, Louise (January 21, 1973). "Tough Old Andy Singing".
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