George Walker (innate 1922) is an African-American composer, a number 1 to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. He received a Pulitzer for his operate Lilacs around 1996.

Walker was number 1 studied to music at a age of 5 while he began to play a piano. He was admitted to the Oberlin Conservatory at 14 and received his doctor's degree from either a Eastman School of Music. Walker exposed composition by having Rosario Scalero world health organization as well taught Samuel Barber & Gian-Carlo Menotti.

Walker's number one major orchestral function was a Location for Orchestra. His Lyric for Strings is his virtually all performed orchestral function. He has composed numerous works including Fin sonatas for piano, the mass, oratorio, several songs, choral works, organ pieces, sonatas for violoncello & piano, fiddle & piano & violthe & piano, the brass quintet & a wood quintet. He has published complete Xc works. He has received commissions from either a Future York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Clevel& Orchestra and several more ensembles. He is the recipient of sextuplet honorary doctorial degrees.