Cecil efinger biography

Composer, oboist, inventor

Cecil Effinger (July 22, – December 22, ) was an American composer, oboist, and inventor.

Life

Effinger was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado and resided in the state for most of his life. Reversing the usual cliché, he was the son of musicians and teachers, but initially studied mathematics at Colorado College, receiving a BA in , before deciding to follow in his parents' footsteps. In the meantime, he had studied harmony and counterpoint with Frederick Boothroyd in –36, and went to Paris in to study composition with Nadia Boulanger. He was first oboe in the orchestras of Colorado Springs (–41) and Denver (–41) and taught at the Colorado College before the Second World War (–41). A lifelong friendship with Roy Harris began in During the Second World War he served as conductor of the th US Army Band in Fort Logan. After the war, he resumed his position at the Colorado College from to , when he was appointed professor of compositi