Background
Buketoff, Igor was born on May 29, 1915 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Constantin and Millitza (Lebedeff) Buketoff.
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Igor Buketoff
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Bachelor of Science, Juilliard School, 1935; Master of Science, Juilliard School, 1941; postgraduate, Juilliard School, 1939-1942; Doctor of Music (honorary), Los Angeles Conservatory Music and Art, 1949.
Career
Member of faculty, Juilliard School, 1935-1945;
member of faculty, Columbia University, New York City, 1943-1947;
associate professor music, Butler U., 1953-1963;
founder, chairman, International Contemporary Music Exchange (formerly World Music Bank), 1959. Member of faculty Chautauqua School Music, summers 1941-1947. Visiting professor U. Houston, 1977-1979.
Board directors American Symphony Orchestra League, 1959-1962.
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Married Margaret Elizabeth Smith, September 18, 1941. 1 child, Barbara Elizabeth.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient Alice M. Ditson Annual award, 1967. Grantee Alice M. Ditson Foundation, 1956, 70, 72, Rockefeller Foundation, 1959, State Department Cultural Exchange to Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1972, Ford Foundation, 1973.Recipient Alice M. Ditson Annual award, 1967. Grantee Alice M. Ditson Foundation, 1956, 70, 72, Rockefeller Foundation, 1959, State Department Cultural Exchange to Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1972, Ford Foundation, 1973.