During his freshman year in high school (1970) he was introduced to the guitar by one of his close friends. During his fourth year of grade school, Don began to play an instrument known as the flute-o-phone and later the cornet. The biography of a composer must begin at the opening of his or her musical life including that of their respective application of music through playing and performance. It was from this early impression that he began to pursue his interest in music. As a toddler, he would sit in awe listening intently while his Mother played amazing music on a small Hammond organ. Thankfully, for all of us, there had been a few rest stops along the way! Time to recuperate, heal, think, plan and to begin anew.ĭon Rath Jr was raised on a dairy farm in northern Illinois. The road had indeed been long and contained many twists, turns and detours. A healthy lad was born to this world on that day who would later become a contemporary chamber music composer, arranger and guitarist. Pictorial Biography of Contemporary Chamber Music Composer, Arranger & Guitarist A Biography and Overview of Contemporary Instrumental Composer Don Rath JrĪ biography always begins somewhere in time and that time began for Don Rath Jr on January 14th 1956 in a small suburb of Cincinnati Ohio.
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