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Donald Erb Donald Erb, American composer, was born in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1927. Donald Erb earned his Bachelor of Science in trumpet degree in 1950 at Kent State University where he studied with his teacher Marcel Dick. He then earned his Master of Music degree in 1953 at the Cleveland Institute of Music and studied briefly with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. He also received his Doctorate in Music in 1964 at Indiana University, where he studied with Bernard Heiden. Erb also served the US Navy during World War II before he received his degrees. He was appointed to the composition and theory faculty (1953–61), was composer-in-residence (1966–81), Distinguished Professor of Composition (1987–96) and became professor emeritus in 1996 at the Cleveland Institute; he was also composer-in-residence with the Dallas SO (1968–9) and professor of composition at Indiana University (1975–6, 1984–7) and Southern Methodist University, Dallas (1981–4). (GroveMusic.com) In the 1960s, he developed his mature style based on exploring the sound capabilities of traditional instruments and electronically synthesized sound. Such works as Fallou