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Robert Frederick Baustian was born on 4 June 1921 at Storm Lake, Iowa, the son of Alfred and Grace E. Martin Baustian. He graduated from East High School in Sioux City in 1938 and earned a Bachelor of Music from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester in 1942. | Robert Frederick Baustian was born on 4 June 1921 at Storm Lake, Iowa, the son of Alfred and Grace E. Martin Baustian. He graduated from East High School in Sioux City in 1938 and earned a Bachelor of Music from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester in 1942. | ||
Baustian enlisted in the Army Signal Corps enlisted reserve (radar) in Chicago in September 1942 and entered active service at Fort Custer, Michigan, in September 1943. After basic training at Miami Beach, Florida, he trained for German prisoner-of-war interrogation at Camp Ritchie (Class 19) and served in combat with the 4th Infantry Division and the 11th Armored Division in Germany from November 1944 to May 1945. Discharged as a technician fifth grade at Camp Grant, Illinois, in March 1946, he received the Bronze Star. | Baustian enlisted in the Army Signal Corps enlisted reserve (radar) in Chicago in September 1942 and entered active service at Fort Custer, Michigan, in September 1943. After basic training at Miami Beach, Florida, he trained for German prisoner-of-war interrogation at Camp Ritchie ([[:Category:Class 19|Class 19]]) and served in combat with the 4th Infantry Division and the 11th Armored Division in Germany from November 1944 to May 1945. Discharged as a technician fifth grade at Camp Grant, Illinois, in March 1946, he received the Bronze Star. | ||
Returning to Eastman for a Master of Music in 1948, Baustian studied further in Zurich and conducted opera and symphony in Europe and the United States, including assistant conducting on Gian Carlo Menotti’s ''The Consul'' tour (1950–1951) and service as second conductor at the Hessisches Staatstheater in Wiesbaden (1953–1957). From 1957 he was associated with the Santa Fe Opera and later with the University of Kansas and Oberlin Conservatory. He died in February 2016. | Returning to Eastman for a Master of Music in 1948, Baustian studied further in Zurich and conducted opera and symphony in Europe and the United States, including assistant conducting on Gian Carlo Menotti’s ''The Consul'' tour (1950–1951) and service as second conductor at the Hessisches Staatstheater in Wiesbaden (1953–1957). From 1957 he was associated with the Santa Fe Opera and later with the University of Kansas and Oberlin Conservatory. He died in February 2016. | ||
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* 1942 — Bachelor of Music, Eastman School of Music. | * 1942 — Bachelor of Music, Eastman School of Music. | ||
* September 1942 — Enlisted in Army Signal Corps reserve (radar training, Chicago). | * September 1942 — Enlisted in Army Signal Corps reserve (radar training, Chicago). | ||
* 1943–1944 — Trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 19) for German POW interrogation; IPW Team 153. | |||
* September 1943 — Inducted at Fort Custer, Michigan; basic training at Miami Beach. | * September 1943 — Inducted at Fort Custer, Michigan; basic training at Miami Beach. | ||
* November 1944–May 1945 — Combat interrogation service with 4th Infantry Division and 11th Armored Division in Germany. | * November 1944–May 1945 — Combat interrogation service with 4th Infantry Division and 11th Armored Division in Germany. | ||
* March 1946 — Discharged as T/5 at Camp Grant, Illinois; Bronze Star. | * March 1946 — Discharged as T/5 at Camp Grant, Illinois; Bronze Star. | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* [[:File:Baustian_Robert_F_16126186_bio_sketch.jpg|Robert F. Baustian biographical sketch page (RB Archive)]] | |||
* [https://slippedisc.com/2016/02/santa-fe-mourns-formative-opera-maestro/ Slipped Disc, “Santa Fe mourns formative opera maestro”] | * [https://slippedisc.com/2016/02/santa-fe-mourns-formative-opera-maestro/ Slipped Disc, “Santa Fe mourns formative opera maestro”] | ||
* [https://apnews.com/article/260755bd4ea24c89af0328d252024267 AP News remembrances of Robert Baustian] | * [https://apnews.com/article/260755bd4ea24c89af0328d252024267 AP News remembrances of Robert Baustian] | ||