Paul Reale

Composer Paul Reale wrote music in many genres, including a large number of concertos for various instruments. He was also an important educator, a pianist, an architect, an antique vehicle restorer, and an Olympic-level cyclist. In 1969, Reale joined the faculty at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), remaining there until his retirement in 2004. His compositional output gathered speed over his career; an early work was Salon Music for piano (1975). Reale remained active as a composer even after retirement, and he completed several works in the year before his death on July 22, 2020. As of the mid-2020s, some 40 of his works have been recorded.