Robert Burns King served as an adjunct instructor of music at Elon from 1981 through 2007 and performed as the university's organist during that period.
Robert Burns King, an acclaimed musician who performed in numerous venues in the United States and Europe and taught at Elon University and UNC-Greensboro, died Sunday, Sept. 25, at The Village at Brookwood at the age of 78.
Born in 1938 in Conway, S.C., he earned a bachelor’s degree from Furman University and a master’s degree in sacred music from Union Theological Seminary in New York. A Fulbright scholar, he studied in Paris and was the first American to win the Prix de Virtuosité from Schola Cantorum, a private music school there.
A memorial service that will feature the music of French composer and organist Maurice Duruflé will be Saturday, Oct. 1, at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 508 W. Davis St., Burlington.