Background
Tepper, Albert was born on June 1, 1921 in New York City. Son of Saul and Beatrice (Lindenberg) Tepper.
composer conductor music educator
Tepper, Albert was born on June 1, 1921 in New York City. Son of Saul and Beatrice (Lindenberg) Tepper.
Bachelor of Music, New England Conservatory Music, 1947, Master of Music, 1948.
Teaching fellow New England Conservatory, Boston, 1947—1948, instructor, 1948—1950. Instructor music Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, 1952—1954, assistant professor, 1954—1959, associate professor, 1959—1968, professor, 1968—1986, chairman music department, 1954—1958, 1967—1973, 1980—1982, professor emeritus, since 1986. With United States Navy, 1942-1945, PTO.
Served with United States Navy, 1942-1945, Pacific Theater of Operations. Fulbright scholar, 1950-1951. Member American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, College Music Society, Society for Music Theory, American Musicol.
Society, Long Island Composers Alliance (chairman 1989).
Married Judith Arker Tepper, September 18, 1943.