# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/michael-daugherty
# Generated: 2026-08-12T16:29:41.739Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/michael-daugherty"
name: "Michael Daugherty"
slug: "michael-daugherty"
description: "Michael Kevin Daugherty is an American composer, pianist, and teacher. He is influenced by popular culture, Romanticism, and postmodernism. Daugherty's notable works include his Superman comic book-inspired Metropolis Symphony for orchestra (1988–93), Dead Elvis for solo bassoon and chamber ensemble (1993), Jackie O (1997), Niagara Falls for symphonic band (1997), UFO for solo percussion and orchestra (1999) and for symphonic band (2000), Bells for Stokowski from Philadelphia Stories for orchestra (2001) and for symphonic band (2002), Fire and Blood for solo violin and orchestra (2003) inspired by Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, Time Machine for three conductors and orchestra (2003), Ghost Ranch for orchestra (2005), Deus ex Machina for piano and orchestra (2007), Labyrinth of Love for soprano and chamber winds (2012), American Gothic for orchestra (2013), and Tales of Hemingway for cello and orchestra (2015). Daugherty has been described by The Times as \"a master icon maker\" with a \"maverick imagination, fearless structural sense and meticulous ear.\""
tagline: "American composer, pianist, and teacher"
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birthDate: "1954-04-28"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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platforms:
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    url:       "http://www.michaeldaugherty.net/"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump