(a) The Governor of North Carolina may appoint a distinguished living composer as "Composer-Laureate for the State of North Carolina." (b) Any person appointed "Composer-Laureate for the State of North Carolina" shall be appointed for life but may voluntarily resign at any time. (1991, c. 56, ss. 1, 2.)
Composer laureate
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-407.1
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-407.1