Robert Hugh Willoughby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Robert Hugh Willoughby

Date of Birth: 06-Jun-1921

Place of Birth: Grundy Center, Iowa, United States

Date of Death: 27-Mar-2018

Profession: flautist

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Robert Hugh Willoughby

  • Robert Hugh Willoughby (June 6, 1921 – March 27, 2018) was an American classical flute player and flute teacher.
  • He played both Baroque and modern flute.
  • He has been described by Flute magazine as the "American grandmaster of the flute".
  • Willoughby taught for many years at Oberlin College, where he was the first Robert Wheeler Professor of Performance.
  • He taught for ten years at the Peabody Institute, and later at the Longy School of Music of Bard College.
  • He received the Alumni Achievement Award from Eastman School of Music and in 1996 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Flute Association.

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