Background
Sapp, Allen Dwight was born on December 10, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Allen Dwight and Edyth Fraser (Dawson) Sapp.
Sapp, Allen Dwight was born on December 10, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Allen Dwight and Edyth Fraser (Dawson) Sapp.
AB, Harvard University, 1942. AM, Harvard University, 1949.
Teaching fellow, assistant professor Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1949-1959. Lecturer Wellesley (Massachusetts) College, 1959-1961. Professor, chairman State University of New York, Buffalo, 1961-1975.
Provost of communications Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1975-1978. Professor, dean Cincinnati College Conservatory, 1978-1980. Professor theory and composition University Cincinnati, since 1980.
Board director Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, l978—.
Trustee National Guild Community Schools, New York City, l975—. Honorary trustee Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, l96l. With Army of the United States, l943-45, European Theatre of Operations.
Member American Composers Alliance, Cincinnati Composers Guild (trustee l987—).
Married Norma Bertolami, July 26, l943. Children: Christopher Dawson, Anthony Collin.