Richard Bunger Evans

Richard Bunger Evans, also known as Richard Bunger and Richard B. Evans, (born 1942) is an American composer and pianist who worked with John Cage and subsequently wrote "the classic book on John Cage," The Well-Prepared Piano (1973). Evans has performed widely in the US and Europe, as well as composed music for opera and musical theatre, piano, art songs, prepared piano, choral music, string orchestra, chamber music, and he is especially respected as a collaborator with singers. He continues to compose and perform in these various genres. In commemoration of Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising, Evans composed Ireland's Poet-Patriots, an oratorio that premiered at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. Evans also contributed music to the Ken Burns documentary miniseries, The American Revolution (2025). During his 17-year career as a music professor, Evans pioneered the country's first Electronic Music & Recording program and was named one of two statewide Outstanding Professors of 1981–1982 in the 23-campus California State University system.