Background
Binkerd, Gordon Ware was born on May 22, 1916 in Lynch, Nebraska, United States. Son of Archie Abijah and Verna Blanche (Jones) Binkerd.
Binkerd, Gordon Ware was born on May 22, 1916 in Lynch, Nebraska, United States. Son of Archie Abijah and Verna Blanche (Jones) Binkerd.
Bachelor of Music, South Dakota Wesleyan University, 1937. Master of Music, University Rochester, 1941. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1952.
Professor music faculty, University of Illinois, 1949-1971; Center for Advanced Studies associate member, University of Illinois, 1963. Commissions from the St. Louis Symphony Orchestras, the McKim Fund ofthe Library of Congress, and the Ford and Fromm Foundations.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945. Member American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
Married Frances Patricia Walker, September 11, 1942.
