21st-century classical composers

Daniel Walter Chorzempa (December 7, 1944 – March 25, 2023) was an American organist, composer and architect.

Hale Smith (June 29, 1925 – November 24, 2009) was an American composer, arranger, and pianist.

Gordon Peter Getty (born December 20, 1933) is an American businessman and classical music composer, the fourth child of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty. His mother, Ann Rork, was his father's fourth wife. When his father died in 1976, Gordon assumed control of Getty's US$ 2 billion trust. His net worth was $2.1 billion in September 2020, making him number 391 on the Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans.