Wilbur Ogdon

Background

Ogdon, Wilbur was born on April 19, 1921 in Redlands, California, United States. Son of Alfred Benjamin and Ethel (Brooks) Ogdon.

Education

Bachelor of Music, University Wisconsin, 1942. Master of Arts, Hamline University, 1947. Postgraduate, University California, Berkeley, 1949—1950.

Private composition studies with René Leibowitz, Paris, 1952—1953. Composition studies with Ernst Krenek. Composition studies with Roger Sessions.

Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University, 1955.

Career

Assistant professor, University Texas, 1947-1950; professor, College St. Catherine, St. Paul, 1955-1956; associate professor, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1956-1965; director music, Pacifica Foundation, KPFA, Berkeley, California, 1962-1964; coordinator music programming, University of Illinois, 1965-1966; professor music, University of California, San Diego, 1966-1991; department chairman music, University of California, San Diego, 1966-1971; research fellow Project for Music Experiment, University of California, San Diego, 1973-1974.

Membership

Board directors San Diego Opera Inc., 1967-1970, La Jolla Civic Orchestra and Chorus Association, 1967-1972, 80-82, San Diego Children's Choir, 1990-1995. Honorary director North Carolina Governor's Board Music, since 1964. Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1946.

Member Anton Webern Society (charter), Music Executives California, California Professional Music Teachers Association (honorary).

Connections

Married Beverly Jean Porter, August 22, 1958. Children— Bethany, Benjamin, Erica.

Father:

Alfred Benjamin Ogdon

Mother:

Ethel (Brooks) Ogdon

Spouse:

Beverly Jean Porter

child:

Benjamin Ogdon

child:

Bethany Ogdon

child:

Erica Ogdon