Ron McFarland

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"He writes music that is not ashamed to be beautiful."
San Francisco Examiner

"His music is substantial, varied, ambitious and sometimes of an order of difficulty that made you want to cheer both conductor and singers."
Sacramento Bee

"His structure remains linear, his material quickly identifiable, his invention fluid and attractive."
San Francisco Chronicle

"He is a student of Arnold Schoenberg and a composer to take seriously."
Sacramento Bee

Ron McFarland has written operas, symphonies, concertos, chamber works, songs, and music for the piano, theater and children. His romantic and passionate music reveals much of the man. To find out more about this world class composer and pianist, select a category below.