Background
Palmer, Anthony John was born on October 9, 1931 in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. Son of Frank William and Mary Ann Palmer.
composer music educator writer
Palmer, Anthony John was born on October 9, 1931 in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. Son of Frank William and Mary Ann Palmer.
Bachelor (honours), California State University, Los Angeles, 1958. Master of Arts, California State University, Los Angeles, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy (distinction), University of California at Los Angeles, 1975.
Teacher Alhambra (California) High School, 1963—1975. Associate professor Los Angeles Valley College, Van Nuys, 1975—1980, University Tennessee, Knoxville, 1980—1987, University of California at Los Angeles, 1987—1990. Professor University Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, 1990—1998.
Adjunct professor Boston University, since 2000. Freelance composer, since 1957. Staff sergeant United States Air Force, 1950-1954.
Member of Southern California Vocal Association, Massachusetts Music Educators Association, Music Eductors National Conference, American Choral Directors Association, International Society for the Philosophy of Music Education (bylaws chair 2003).
Married Linda Kathleen Kobylenski, July 26, 1986. Married Norma Elizabeth Johnson, November 23, 1957 (divorced December 18, 1980). Children: Carolyn Elizabeth Barnes, David William.