ABOUT BOB TELSON
Composer, pianist, and songwriter best known for his work in musical theater and film. His musical The Gospel at Colonus, starring Morgan Freeman and the Five Blind Boys, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1985.
He performed Mozart on television when he was nine. He received a degree in Music from Harvard University in 1970.
He was nominated for an Academy Award for "Calling You" from Bagdad Café, a 1987 German film directed by Percy Adlon .
He had two sons with his ex-wife Isabel de Sebastian. He married Grace Corso in April 2025.
He was part of The Philip Glass Ensemble from 1972 until 1974.
