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Biography Paul Jennings (b. 1948, Portsmouth, Ohio) is an American composer. Jennings has been a prolific writer of music for concert bands at all levels, but especially at the grades 1 through 4 levels. In addition, he has written for orchestra, jazz ensemble, and choir. Memoirs are tricky things to write, Jennings confesses. At 77, he has just released his own, titled Untwisted: The Story Of My Life. 'I think it's the most difficult book I've ever written,' he said this week. It charts his life and deals with facts, but he approached it more like a novel. Paul Jennings In the telling of his own tale, children's author and screenwriter Paul Jennings demonstrates how seemingly small events can combine into a compelling drama. As if assembling the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle he puts together fragments, memories and anecdotes to reveal the portrait of a complex and weathered soul. 'I think it is the most difficult book I've written.' Beloved children's author Paul Jennings has released his memoir, Untwisted. He chats to Lisa.
Paul Jennings Bio
Paul Jennings Bio
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Paul Jennings Memoir
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