Dennis Riley

Dennis Riley was born in Los Angeles, CA, May 28, 1943, where he received his first formal music instruction at age 5. In 1950 his family moved to Lakewood, CO. He studied piano and music theory privately, and decided at age seventeen to persue a music career. Mr. Riley graduated with a degree in piano from the University of Colorado in 1965, where his teachers included Storm Bull. He was appointed Composer-in-Residence for the Rockford, IL, Public Schools under the auspices of the Ford Foundation and the Music Educators National Conference