Background
Collins, Walter Stowe was born on January 12, 1926 in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Kenneth Gaston and Mary Elizabeth (Foster) Collins.
Collins, Walter Stowe was born on January 12, 1926 in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Kenneth Gaston and Mary Elizabeth (Foster) Collins.
AB, Yale University, 1948; Bachelor of Music, Yale University, 1951; Master of Arts, University of Michigan, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1960.
Music master, Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Connecticut, 1948-1951; instructor music, Auburn (Alabama) U., 1951-1955; teaching assistant, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1955-1957; assistant professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1958-1960; from associate professor to professor, then dean, Oakland U., Rochester, Michigan, 1960-1971; professor, associate dean, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1971-1988; professor emeritus, U. Colorado, Boulder, since 1988.
Board directors Denver Symphony Orchestra, 1980-1983, Eco-Cycle, Boulder, 1983-1986. Member International Federation for Choral Music (founding, editor 1981-1989, secretary general 1985-1990, vice president 1990-1993), American Choral Directors Association (president 1977-1979, Service award 1981), College Music Society (president 1971-1974), American Musicolology Association.
Married Jane Katherine Reynolds, June 21, 1958. Children: Neil Reynolds, Mary Foster, Martha Morgan.