Background
Noehren, Robert was born on December 16, 1910 in Buffalo. Son of Alfred H. and Juliet (Egelhoff) Noehren.
Noehren, Robert was born on December 16, 1910 in Buffalo. Son of Alfred H. and Juliet (Egelhoff) Noehren.
Student, Institute Museum Art, New York City, 1930. Student, Curtis Institute Music, Philadelphia, 1931. Bachelor of Music, University Michigan, 1948.
Doctor of Music (honorary), Davidson College, 1957.
Instructor Davidson College, 1946-1949. Professor, university organist University Michigan, 1949-1977, professor emeritus, from 1977. Visiting professor Eastman School Music, 1967, University Kansas, 1975.
Organ builder; important instruments include organ in St. John's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Milwaukee, 1st Unitarian Church, San Francisco, 1st Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, St. Andrew's Episcopalian Church, Newport News, Virginia, Calvary Episcopalian Church, Rochester, Minnesota. Designer, consultant, since 1954. Concert tours of Europe, since 1948.
Soloist Philadelphia Orchestra, Philharmonia Hungarica, New Sinfonia. Recording artist Lyrichord, Urania, Orion, Delos records. Special research old organs Europe, 17th and 18th century organs in France.
Married Eloise Southern, August 27, 1938. Children: Judith, Arthur.