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Billy Childs

American jazz pianist

William Edward Childs (born March 8, 1957) is an American composer, jazz pianist, arranger, and conductor from Los Angeles, California.

Childs's In the Arms of the Beloved was a finalist for the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Music.

Read more about this composer on Wikipedia.

Works

The Long LineThe Long Line
  • 6/8 - 7/8
  • Christmas Hymn
  • Concerto for Solo Percussionist
  • Concerto for Solo Percussionist: I. Allegro
  • Concerto for Solo Percussionist: II. Andante
  • Concerto for Solo Percussionist: III. Presto
  • Frankie and Kevin
  • Heroes
  • Incident on Larpenteur Avenue
  • Kwanzaa
  • Rustic Celebration
  • The Distant Land
  • The Distant Land: I. Afro-American Fragment
  • The Distant Land: II. A Mother to Her First-Born
  • The Distant Land: III. Voice of the Karaw
  • The Distant Land: Interlude
  • The Distant Land: Introduction
  • Two but Not Two