Background
Roosevelt, Joseph Willard was born on January 16, 1918 in Madrid, Spain. Son of Kermit and Belle Wyatt (Willard) Roosevelt. came to the United States, 1919.
Roosevelt, Joseph Willard was born on January 16, 1918 in Madrid, Spain. Son of Kermit and Belle Wyatt (Willard) Roosevelt. came to the United States, 1919.
Student, Harvard College, 1938. Student, Longy School Museum, 1941. Bachelor of Music, University Hartford, 1959.
Master of Music, University Hartford, 1960.
Teacher, Turtle Bay Music School, New York City, 1940-1950s; fellowship in teaching, Hartford College Music, Connecticut, 1959-1960; lecturer, Fairleigh Dickinson U., New Jersey, 1961-1963; lecturer, Columbia University, New York City, 1961-1963; assistant professor, New York College Music, New York City, 1963-1965.
Member founding board directors Natural Resources Defense Council, New York City, 1970. Member American Composers Alliance, American Music Center.
Married Nancy Thayer Cummings, December 1943 (divorced February 1954). Children: Simon, Elizabeth. Married Carol Adele Russell, May 28, 1955.
Children: Dirck, Caleb, David.