Robert Moffett Palmer

Background

Palmer, Robert Moffett was born on June 2, 1915 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of Strange J. and Ethel A. (Richardson) Palmer.

Education

Bachelor of Music, Eastman School of Music, 1938; Master of Music (under Doctor Howard Hanson), Eastman School of Music, 1939; studied with, Roy Harris, 1939; scholarship with, Aaron Copland, Berkshire Music Center, summer 1940.

Career

Member faculty department of theory, School Fine Arts, U. Kansas, 1940; member of faculty, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1943; now Given Foundation professor music, Cornell Univercity. George E. Miller professor of University Illinois, 1955-1956. Visiting professor composition University of Michigan, 1956.

Member MacDowell colony, 1954.

Achievements

• Robert Moffett Palmer has been listed as a noteworthy composer, music instructor by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Alice Frances Westcott, May 25, 1940. Children: Alison, Anne.

Father:

Strange J. Palmer

Mother:

Ethel A. (Richardson) Palmer

Spouse:

Alice Frances Westcott

child:

Alison Palmer

child:

Anne Palmer