Background
Cushing, Charles Cook was born on December 8, 1905 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Henry Dexter and Edna (Cook) Cushing.
Cushing, Charles Cook was born on December 8, 1905 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Henry Dexter and Edna (Cook) Cushing.
Student of, Nadia Boulanger, Paris, France, Ecole Normale de Musique, 1929-1931.
Composer: 2d Sonata for Violin and Piano, 1932, Thesma-phoriazusae (incidental music), 1933, Carmen Saeculare, 1935, String Quartet Number.
Member faculty University of California at Berkeley, from 1931, professor music, 1949-1968, conductor university Concert Band, 1934-1952.
Married Charlotte Crosby Cerf, August 11, 1935. Children: Jennifer (Mistress Jennifer Curtis), Elizabeth (Mistress Richard John Lamb), Jonathan Caleb.