Academic Education
Ascher holds three diplomas from Columbia University:
- 1966 — Bachelor of Arts (music composition), Columbia College, Columbia University
- 1968 — Master of Arts (music composition), Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Columbia University
- 1971 — Doctor of Musical Arts (music composition), School of the Arts, Columbia University
While at Columbia, Ascher studied composition with Otto Luening, Jack Beeson, and Vladimir Ussachevsky and piano with William Albert Beller (1900–1986). Ascher graduated from William F. Dykes High School in Atlanta, Georgia, as valedictorian, and entered Columbia College, Columbia University on a math scholarship. In 1966, while in college, the Kenny Ascher Quintet performed live in WKCR's Stone Soup at midnight.
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