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CHAPTER 2 BIOGRAPHY OF JAMES WINTLE 5 This picture is reproduced with permission from James Wintle. James Wintle was born in Pittsburg, Kansas, in 1942. His parents were music enthusiasts. His father had six brothers, four of whom sang in a quartet. However, there was no formally trained musician in his family. Wintle entered Pittsburg State University to study piano in 1960. When he was a senior, he took a composition class that was required of all piano majors. He was interested in composition at that time, so he decided to change his graduate major from piano to composition after receiving a Bachelor's Degree in piano performance. After graduating from Pittsburg State University, Wintle entered the University of Kansas to study composition in 1965. He studied with John Pozdro, then one of the most significant American composers and pedagogues. He also studied in 1966 with a Information collected from personal interviews with James Wintle. See bibliography for full details.