Background
Cantrick, Robert Birdsall was born on December 8, 1917 in Adrian, Michigan, United States. Son of George Townsend and Laura Elizabeth (Birdsall) Cantrick.
academic administrator music educator
Cantrick, Robert Birdsall was born on December 8, 1917 in Adrian, Michigan, United States. Son of George Townsend and Laura Elizabeth (Birdsall) Cantrick.
Bachelor, University Rochester, 1938. Master of Arts, University Rochester, 1946. Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1959.
Conductor, Juilliard School Music, New York City, 1946; assistant professor, Furman U., Greenville, South Carolina., 1946-1951; apprentice conductor, Cleveland Orchestra, 1951-1952; assistant professor, Carnegie-Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1952-1955; assistant professor, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa., 1955-1959; head division fine arts, Jacksonville (Alabama) State University, 1959-1964; dean school fine arts, Wisconsin State University, Stevens Point, 1964-1967; head division arts and humanities, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1967-1969; professor, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1969-1985.
Founder, conductor Greenville (South Carolina) Symphony Orchestra, 1948-1951. With United States Army, 1942-1945. Member American Music Center, American Society Aesthetics, Society Composers, Music Educators National Conference, Society Music Theory, National Flute Association, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Margaret Amelia Gesell, July 16, 1943. Children: Robert Allen, Joel Walter, Anthony Gesell, Timothy Townsend, Susan Birdsall, Catherine Volker.