Background
Cornell, Richard Eugene was born on August 18, 1946 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Robert Eugene and Shirley Leora (Plummer) Cornell.
Cornell, Richard Eugene was born on August 18, 1946 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Robert Eugene and Shirley Leora (Plummer) Cornell.
Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance, Emerson College, Boston, 1972. Master of Music in Composition, New England Conservatory Music, Boston, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy in Composition, University Rochester, 1989.
Instructor, Longy School Music/Emerson College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1973-1987; instructor, Berkshire Music Center, Lenox, Massachusetts, 1980-1981; instructor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambidge, 1988-1989; associate professor, Boston University, since 1990; composer-in-residence, New England Philharmonic, Boston, 1990-1994.
With United States Army, 1969-1971. Member American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, College Music Society.
Married Deborah Anne Darling, June 26, 1967.