Background
Imbrie, Andrew Welsh was born on April 6, 1921 in New York City. Son of Andrew C. and Dorothy (Welsh) Imbrie.
Imbrie, Andrew Welsh was born on April 6, 1921 in New York City. Son of Andrew C. and Dorothy (Welsh) Imbrie.
AB, Princeton University, 1942. Master of Arts, University California-Berkeley, 1947. DMusic (honorary), San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 2004.
Instructor music, University of California, Berkeley, 1947, 49-51; assistant professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1951; associate professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1957-1960; professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1960-1991; Jerry and Evelyn Hemmings Chambers chair department music, University of California, Berkeley, 1989-1992. Composer-in-residence Tanglewood Music Center, Lenox, Massachusetts, summer 1991. Guest professor Brandeis U., 1982, U. Alabama, 1992, University of Chicago, 1994, 96-97, Northwestern University, 1994, New York University, 1995, Fromm professor, Harvard University, fall, 1997.
Board directors Koussevitzky Foundation. Board governors San Francisco Symphony, 1982-1991. Member American Academy Arts and Letters, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa.
Clubs: Bohemian (San Francisco).
Married Barbara Cushing, January 31, 1953. Children: Andrew, John (deceased).