Background
Hopkins, Robert Elliott was born on October 2, 1931 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of Julian Setzer and Elizabeth Stewart (Daniel) Hopkins.
Hopkins, Robert Elliott was born on October 2, 1931 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of Julian Setzer and Elizabeth Stewart (Daniel) Hopkins.
Bachelor of Music, University Rochester, 1953. Master of Music, University Rochester, 1954. Doctor Museum Arts, University Rochester, 1959.
Postgraduate, Academy for Music, Vienna, Austria, 1960.
Instructor, Mars Hill College, 1954-1957, 60-63; professor music, Youngstown (Ohio) State University, 1963-1993; professor emeritus, since 1993.
Music director various churches, North Carolina and Ohio, 1954-1981. Chairman National Piano Concerto Competition, Youngstown Symphony Society, 1986-1990. Fellow American Guild.
Organists (dean Youngstown chapter 1968-1969, 73-74, S.Lewis Elmer award 1962, 66). Member American Musicological Society, American Matthay Association
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