Background
Simonds, Bruce was born on July 5, 1895 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Son of Henry Dwight and Fannie Abigail (Tibbals) Simonds.
Simonds, Bruce was born on July 5, 1895 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Son of Henry Dwight and Fannie Abigail (Tibbals) Simonds.
AB, Yale University, 1917; AM, Yale University, 1938; Bachelor of Music, Yale University, 1918; student, Schola Cantorum, Paris, 1919-1921.
Instructor, Yale University, 1921-1924; assistant professor, Yale University, 1924-1930; associate professor, Yale University, 1930-1938; professor, Yale University, 1938-1964; dean, Yale School Music, 1941-1954; director, Norfolk Music School of Yale, 1941-1959; supervisor music, Westover School, 1928-1989.
Member American Mattay Association (1st president), American Academy Arts and Sciences, Graduates Club, Lawn Club, Elizabethan Club (New Haven), Century Association (New York City), Phi Beta Kappa, Zeta Psi.
Son of; married Rosalind Olive Brown, June 30, 1922. Children: Elisabeth Treat Simonds Burns, Rogert Tyrrell.