Robert Glasgow
Robert Ellison Glasgow (born May 30, 1925 in Oklahoma City , † September 10, 2008 in Ann Arbor ) was an American organist and music teacher.
Glasgow studied at the Eastman School of Music with Harold Gleason and Catherine Crozier and received a Bachelor's and Master's degree there in 1950 and 1951, as well as a certificate as a concert organist. From 1951 to 1962 he was an associate professor and organist at MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois. He then taught at the University of Michigan , where he held a full professorship from 1973 until his retirement in 2006. MacMurray College awarded him an honorary doctorate in 1973. In 1997 he was named International Performer of the Year by the American Guild of Organists . He received the Harold Haugh Award from the University of Michigan for his work as a music teacher .
The focus of his repertoire as a concert organist was on works by composers of the 19th century such as Franz Liszt , Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy , Robert Schumann , Charles-Marie Widor , Louis Vierne and especially César Franck . In one review he was referred to as "the Philadelphia Orchestra of Organists". In addition to radio recordings, he recorded works by César Franck for Prestant Records in 1987 on the Æolian Skinner organ at All Saints Church in Worcester, Massachusetts.
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| SURNAME | Glasgow, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Glasgow, Robert Ellison |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American organist and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 30, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oklahoma City |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 10, 2008 |
| Place of death | Ann Arbor |