Background
Fiske, Richard Allen was born on October 4, 1933 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Reuben Eveleth and Alice Beatrice (Potter) Fiske.
Fiske, Richard Allen was born on October 4, 1933 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Reuben Eveleth and Alice Beatrice (Potter) Fiske.
Bachelor Music Education, Oberlin (Ohio) Conservatory, 1955. Bachelor of Music, Oberlin (Ohio) Conservatory, 1956. Master of Music, Manhattan School Music, New York City, 1962.
Doctor of Music, Indiana University, 1983.
Conductor, professor, Virginia State College Strings, Petersburg, 1967-1971;
conductor, director, Orchestre de Chambre/8 Nations, Paris, 1972;
conductor, music director, Salisbury (North Carolina) Symphony Orchestra, 1984-1987;
conductor, music director, Shasta Symphony Orchestra, Redding, California, since 1988. Associate professor music Virginia State College, Petersburg, 1967-1971. Associate instructor theory Indiana U. School Music, Bloomington, 1973-1979.
Instructor theory North Carolina.Sch. Arts, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1983-1987. Instructor theory, strings, orchestra Shasta College, Redding, California, since 1988.
Conductor studio recordings Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1980. Conductor North State Young Strings, Redding, since 1989.
Head Friends/Public Radio, Redding, since 1989. With United States Army, 1956-1958. Member American Symphony Orchestra League, Association California Symphony Orchestras, Music Association California Community Colleges, Conductors Guild, Inc.
Married Michele Eliane Drouart, January 27, 1973 (divorced September 1987).