Background
Lombardo, Robert was born on March 5, 1932 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Michele and Rosalie Lombardo.
Lombardo, Robert was born on March 5, 1932 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Michele and Rosalie Lombardo.
Born in Hartford, Connecticut to Sicilian immigrants, he received his musical training at the Hartt College of Music, the University of Hartford (Bachelor of Music, composition cum laude, 1954, Master of Music, composition, 1955), Hochschule für Musik, Berlin (1958–1959) and the University of Iowa (Doctor of Philosophy, composition, 1959–1961). He also studied with Philip Bezanson and Boris Blacher.
He began teaching music theory at the University of Iowa in 1959, then moved to Hartt College in 1963. In 1964, he became Professor of theory and composition and Composer-in-Residence at The Music Conservatory of Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University in Chicago, a position he would hold for 35 years until 1999.
Member of BMI.
Married Kathleen Kristine Knudsen, March 27, 1965. Children: Rosalia, Adreana.