▁Music ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁followed ▁this ▁with ▁three ▁degrees ▁in ▁composition ▁from ▁Y ale ▁University : ▁M . M . ▁( 1 9 7 1 ), ▁M . M . A . ▁( 1 9 7 4 ), ▁and ▁D . M . A . ▁( 1 9 7 9 ). ▁A ▁resident ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁Robert ▁C uck son ▁took ▁US ▁citizens hip ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁C uck son ▁has ▁held ▁various ▁positions ▁at ▁the ▁Mann es ▁College ▁The ▁New ▁School ▁for ▁Music ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁These ▁have ▁included ▁administrative ▁positions , ▁such ▁as ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ult ies ▁( 1 9 7 9 – 8 4 ) ▁and ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁for ▁Academ ic ▁Affairs ▁( 1 9 8 4 – 8 7 ), ▁and ▁teaching ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁Te chni ques ▁of ▁Music ▁Fac ulty ▁( of ▁which ▁he ▁became ▁co - Ch air ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ), ▁the ▁Com position ▁Fac ulty , ▁and ▁the ▁Key board ▁Studies ▁Program . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁he ▁has ▁also ▁taught ▁in ▁the ▁Theory ▁of ▁Music ▁Fac ulty ▁and ▁the ▁Key board ▁Studies ▁Program ▁at ▁the ▁Curt is ▁Institute ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁ ▁C uck son ▁has ▁completed ▁two ▁oper as , ▁The ▁Bl ind ▁Men ▁and ▁Ad rian ▁and ▁J us em ina , ▁based ▁on ▁plays ▁by ▁Michel ▁de ▁G