Background
Yttrehus, Rolv Berger was born on March 12, 1926 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Son of Chris and Petra (Andal) Yttrehus.
Yttrehus, Rolv Berger was born on March 12, 1926 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Son of Chris and Petra (Andal) Yttrehus.
Bachelor, University Minnesota, Duluth, 1950. Master of Music, University Michigan, 1953. Diploma, Academy Santa Cecilia, Rome, 1962.
Studies with Nadia Boulanger, Paris, 1955. Studies with Roger Sessions, Princeton, New Jersey, 1960. Studies with Aaron Copland, Tanglewood, 1958.
Studies with Goffredo Petrassi, 1960—1962.
Instructor music University Missouri, Columbia, 1963-1968. Assistant professor Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1968-1969. Associate professor University Wisconsin, Oshkosh, 1969-1977.
Professor Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1977-1996. Professor emeritus, since 1996. Recorded with Composers Recordings, Inc., 1st Edition Records, Centaur Records, MMC Records, Bridge Records.
Lecturer International Ferienkurse Für Neue Musik, Darmstadt, Germany, 1994.
Served with United States Navy, 1944-1946, PTO. Member International Society Contemporary Music (board directors since 1979), American Composers Alliance (recording award 1985), Composers Guild New Jersey (president 1985-1992).