Ronald Allen Pen

Background

Pen, Ronald Allen was born on February 22, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Rudolph Theodore and Yvonne (Fillis) Pen.

Education

Bachelor, Washington & Lee University, 1973; Master of Arts, Tulane University, 1982; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Kentucky, 1987.

Career

Chair fine arts department, Latin School Chicago, Illinois, 1973-1979; chair fine arts department, St. Martin's School, Metairie, Louisiana, 1979-1983; professor music, U. Kentucky, Lexington, since 1988. Organist, choirmaster Holy Trinity Church, Georgetown, Kentucky, since 1984. Musiccritic Lexington (Kentucky) Herald-Leader, since 1988.

Achievements

• Ronald Allen Pen has been listed as a noteworthy Music educator, music critic by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Musicological Society, College Music Society, Sonneck Society for American Music (program chair), American Studies Association, Appalachian Association Sacred Harp Singers (director since 1983).

Connections

Married Helen Stanley Behr. 1 child, Robin Stanley.

Father:

Rudolph Theodore Pen

Mother:

Yvonne (Fillis) Pen

Spouse:

Helen Stanley Behr

child:

Robin Stanley Pen