Background
Cogan, Robert David was born on February 2, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Leon and Merrium (Gottschalk) Cogan.
Cogan, Robert David was born on February 2, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Leon and Merrium (Gottschalk) Cogan.
Bachelor of Music with distinction, University of Michigan, 1951; M. Museum, University of Michigan, 1952; student composition, Berkshire Music Center, 1953; Master of Fine Arts, Princeton University, 1956; composition, Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Hamburg, Federal Republic Germany, 1958-1960.
Teaching assistant theory and composition, University of Michigan, 1951-1952;
teaching assistant music, Princeton, 1954-1955;
participant, Salzburg (Austria) Seminar American Studies, 1950;
participant, European Cultural Foundation, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1961;
lecturer, visiting cultural affairs office, United States Information Agency, Bonn, Germany, 1960-1961;
private teaching composition, New York City, 1961-1963;
chairman theoretical studies, New England Conservatory Music, 1963-1968;
chairman graduate theoretical studies, professor composition, New England Conservatory Music, since 1968. Visiting distinguished professor International Business Machines Corporation Research, 1980. Visiting artist, professor Center Conservatory of Beijing, Shanghai Conservatory, 1984.
Program head, member Eastern regional Executive Board Institute for Music in Contemporary Education, 1966-1969. Guest composer Berkshire Music Center, 1968. Lecturer 1st internat.seminar Composers N. and S. American, Indiana U., 1965, United States Information Service and Peruvian Ministry of Culture Invitational, Lima, 1972.
Member Ford Foundation-Music Educators National Conference panel on teaching composition, theory, music history in the university, 1965. Participant International Music Festival and Congress, Yugoslavia, 1972.
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Member International Society Contemporary Music (director United States section), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Pozzi Escot, July 1, 1959.