Background
Welsh, Wilmer Hayden was born on July 17, 1932 in Cincinnati. Son of WilmerWesley Welsh and Dorothy Mary (Exon) Hamilton.
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Wilmer Hayden Welsh
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Education
Bachelor of Science, Johns Hopkins University, 1953. Diploma in Peabody Conservatory Music, Johns Hopkins University, 1953. Bachelor of Music, Johns Hopkins University, 1954.
Master of Music, Johns Hopkins University, 1955.
Career
Assistant professor music Winthrop College, Rock Hill, South Carolina., 1959-1963. Associate professor music Davidson College, North Carolina, 1963-1972, professor music, 1972-1991, department chairman music 1981-1987, composer in residence, 1987-1991. Professor emeritus, 1992.
Organ recitalist specializing in American music from Colonial period to present.
Subject doctoral dissertation, 1985.
Achievements
Membership
Member of American Association of University Professors.
Interests
Connections
Married Constance Teri DeBear, June 30, 1957 (divorced 1982). Children: Benjamin Hayden, Stephen Andrew.
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Nationality
American -
Religion
Episcopalian -
Political Party
Republican
Education
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1953
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1953
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1954
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1955
Career
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1959 - 1963
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1963 - 1972
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1987 - 1991
Awards
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Recipient Thomas Jefferson award, McConnell Foundation, 1976. Grant, Ford Foundation, 1959, National Endowment Arts, 1969, North Carolina Arts Council, 1985.Recipient Thomas Jefferson award, McConnell Foundation, 1976. Grant, Ford Foundation, 1959, National Endowment Arts, 1969, North Carolina Arts Council, 1985.