Background
Choate, Robert Alonzo was born on October 22, 1910 in Anna, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert Melvin and Mary Ellen (Coffman) Choate.
Choate, Robert Alonzo was born on October 22, 1910 in Anna, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert Melvin and Mary Ellen (Coffman) Choate.
Student of University Illinois, 1928-1930. Bachelor of Music Cornell, Mount Vernon, Iowa, Doctor of Music, 1953. Master of Music, Northwestern University, 1939.
Student Washington State College, 1940-1942.
Doctor of Education Stanford, 1950. Study music with Harold Baltz, Horace Whitehouse, Walter Stulz, Horace Miller.
Teacher music public schools, Toledo, Iowa, 1935-1937. Supervisor music public schools, Polo, Illinois, 1936-1938. Minister music First Presbyterian Church, Spokane, Washington, 1939-1942.
Director music education public schools, Spokane, 1939-1942, Oakland California, 1942-1950, Evanston, Illinois, 1950-1952.
Minister music Saint John's Presbyterian Church, Berkeley, California, 1942-1950. Member editorial board Music Educators Journal, 1948-1950, Chairman of the Board 1950-1954.
Visiting professor Northwestern University, department chairman music education, director placement school music, 1950-1952. Summer faculty University of California, Stanford.
Dean college music Boston University, 1952-1954.
Dean school of fine and applied arts, 1954-1960, now professor music Director, consultant Manhattanville Music Curriculum project, 1964. Director Tanglewood Symposium, 1967, New England Opera Theatre, 1953.
Member Boston committee Friends of Albert Schweitzer, 1953-1960.
Chairman music committee Boston Arts Festival, 1955-1959. Trustee, member Executive Committee Boston Opera Group.
Board directors Massachusetts Council for Humanities.
Robert Alonzo Choate has been listed as a notable educator, musician. by Marquis Who's Who.
Member Washington Music Educators Association (president 1940-1942), California School Suprs. Association (chairman 1944-1948), Music Educators National Conference (committee Latin American music, committee international relations. board directors 1946-1950, Executive Committee 1948-1950 president 1954-1956, chairman publications committee 1964-1975), National Association Schools Music (graduate commission), Oakland Symphony Association (board directors). National Education Association, American Musicological Society, American Association University Professors, American Guild Organists, Boston Chamber Music Society (president 1963-1966), Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Mu Alpha, Pi Kappa Lambda.
Married Helen Lucille LeMaster, August 5, 1939. Children: Mary Lucie, Robert Benjamin, John Gardner.
