Background
Harkins, Edwin L. was born on November 20, 1940 in Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of Hoyle Edward and Lucile (McBride) Harkins.
Harkins, Edwin L. was born on November 20, 1940 in Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of Hoyle Edward and Lucile (McBride) Harkins.
Bachelor of Medicine in Trumpet, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1963; Master of Music in Trumpet, Yale University, 1965; postgraduate, University of Chicago, 1965-1966; Doctor of Philosophy in Composition, U. Iowa, 1968.
Instructor, New. England Conservatory of Music, Boston, 1968-1970; instructor, Neighborhood School Music, New Haven, Connecticut, 1970-1972; instructor, University of California, San Diego, 1972-1976; assistant professor, University of California, San Diego, 1976-1978; associate professor, University of California, San Diego, 1980-1984; professor, University of California, San Diego, since 1984.
Member Society Music Theory, International Trumpet Guild.
Married Bonnie Lu Turpin, June 17, 1962.