Joseph Willcox Jenkins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Willcox Jenkins

American musician, composer and professor

Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1928

Place of Birth: Wawa, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 31-Jan-2014

Profession: composer, conductor, musicologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Joseph Willcox Jenkins (15 February 1928 – 31 January 2014) was an American composer, professor of music, and musician.
During his military service in the Korean War, he became the first arranger for the United States Army Chorus.
He ended his teaching career as Professor Emeritus at the Mary Pappert School of Music, Duquesne University, where he had been a professor since 1961, and composed over 200 works.