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Don Roberts
Don Roberts

Biography

YOUTH (b 13 Aug 1938, Dodge City, KS)*


EDUCATION

Curtis Institute
Friends Univ, Kansas (BA, music theory, 1961)
Return to Kansas; degree in music theory
U Michigan (AMLS, 1963; Masters, ethnomusicology)

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Univ of New Mexico, fine arts librarian, 1963-68
Archives of Southwestern Music
Albuquerque Symphony Orchestra, bassoonist, 1963-68
Northwestern Univ, 1969-

TEACHING

Rosary/Dominican, 1972-2001
Northwestern University School of Music. 1971-

ASSOCIATIONS and PUBLICATIONS

Society of American Music
Co-editor, record reviews, American Music, 1980-85

Music Library Association (MLA)
First term on board, 1976-78
Years as president (1990-94)
Investments Subcommittee (1994-99)
Citation (1996)
Convention manager (1998-2002)

International Association of Music Libraries (IAML)
President, Commission for Education and Training (1974-84)
Treasurer (1984-92)
President (1992-95)

Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM)
Treasurer, 1978-80

Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC)
President, 1971-74

Recorded Anthology of American Music
Board, 1975-
Chairman, New World Records Editorial Committee, 1975-78

PUBLICATIONS

 

 

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