OMEA Documents: Living History Project
- Wife:
- Beth
- Children:
- Ann Larson
- Edward
- Kathy
- Born:
- 1921 in La Grande, Oregon
- Education:
- La Grande High School, Oregon (1939)
- Northwestern University, Evanston, IL BME (1943)
- Columbia University, New York City MA (1950)
- School Positions:
- Chelan HS, Washington, Band, Orchestra, Choir, General Music (1946)
- Klamath Falls Union HS, OR, Band (1946-49)
- McMinnville HS, Oregon, Band, Orchestra, Choir, Humanities, Supv (1950-67)
- University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, Music Education, Clarinet, Undergraduate Coord. (1967-83)
- Other Teaching Positions:
- Linfield College, Woodwinds, (1957-67)
- University of Oregon HS Music Summer Session, 15 years, Band Conductor, Clarinet Instructor
- University of Oregon HS Music Summer Session, Director of Camp, (1980-82)
- Univ. of Hawaii, Guest Lecturer, spring semester, (1979)
- Community Conducting Positions:
- Founding Conductor Salem Concert Band (1975-81)
- Major Instrument:
- Clarinet
- Studied With:
- Roy Mattoon, La Grande Municipal Band - Clarinet
- Owen Sanders, Portland Symphony - Clarinet
- Domenico DeCaprio, Northwestern University - Clarinet
- David Weber, Columbia University - Clarinet
- Influential Teachers:
- Andrew Loney, La Grande HS Band
- A. Verne Wilson, La Grande HS Orchestra
- Glenn Cliffe Bainum, Northwestern University Band
- George Dasch, Northwestern University Orchestra
- Traugott Rohner, Northwestern University Music Education
- Norval Church, Columbia University Conducting
- Groups Performed With:
- Chicago Business Men�s Symphony, George DasChoir & Frederick Stock, conductors (1940-42)
- Chicago Woodwind Quintet (1940-42)
- Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Helmuth Rilling, conductor (mid �70s)
- Oregon Mozart Players, chamber orchestra, Eugene (early 1980s)
- University of Oregon Faculty Woodwind Quintet (1968-77)
- Military Service:
- U.S. Army Air Force, Pilot B-24 Liberator Bomber 15th Air Force, based in Italy during World War II, (1943-45.)
- Author:
- Guidelines For Performances of School Music Groups � Expectations and Limitations, MENC, 43 pgs. (1986. )
- School Music Performance Groups: Addressing the Challenge of the �90s. A Symposium Concept Paper, commissioned by the Oregon Department of Education, (1987.)
- The Oregon High School Band Movement � Its Roots and Development, Historical Publications, 851 pgs. (1993.)
Vol. 1: The Nurturing Years, 1896-1932
Vol. 2: The Maturing Years, 1932-1942
Vol. 3: Early Oregon School Band Directors
- A History of Oregon�s State Solo Contest, 1924-2000 � A Compilation of Champions & Their Literature. Historical Publications, 154 pgs. 2000
- All You Ever Wanted To Know About OMEA � A History of the Oregon Music Educators Association, 1936-1996. Historical Publications, 56 pgs. 1996
- Offices Held:
- President, Oregon Music Educators Association (1963-66)
- Member, National Board, Music Educators National Conference (1966-67.)
- Editorial Board, Music Educators Journal, MENC (1966-70)
- Member, National Commission on Instruction, MENC (1970-74)
- Member, Committee on Standards, MENC (1984-86)
- Chairman, Retired Oregon Music Educators, OMEA (1984-94)
- Editor, Retired Music Educators Newsletter, OMEA (1984-96)
- Editor, OMEA Directory (1990-92)
- OMEA Historian (1984-94)
- Other Professional Activities:
- Clinician for CMP (Contemporary Music Program) sponsored by Ford Foundation & MENC, (1967-69)
- Teacher Consultant, MMCP (Manhattanville Music Curriculum Program), sponsored by U.S. Office of Education, (1966-70)
- Held summer workshops and/or served as guest director or lecturer at the following schools: Brigham Young Univ., San Jose State College, Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Univ. of New York at Potsdam, Wichita State Univ., Lethbridge Univ, (Alberta), Univ. of Calgary (Alberta), Western Washington Univ., Boise State Univ., Univ. of Wisconsin at Oshkosh, and a teachers college in San Jose, Costa Rica.
- Gave speeches and lecture demonstrations at MENC national conferences in Kansas City and Anaheim, CA.
- Gave presentations at Western Division MENC conferences in Tucson, San Francisco, and Honolulu, plus a California MEA conference in Santa Barbara, and the British Columbia MEA in Vancouver, Canada.
- Directed many JHS and HS honor bands in Oregon, British Columbia, Arizona, Hawaii (orchestra), Utah, Idaho and California.
- Honors:
- Oregon Teacher of the Year and one of five finalists for the National Teacher of the Year (1965)
- Distinguished Music Educator Award, NW Bandmasters Association (1966)
- Distinguished Service Award, Oregon Band Directors Association (1986)
- OMEA Outstanding Music Educator Award (1989)
- Distinguished Service Award, NW Division of MENC (1989)
- OMEA Distinguished Service Award (1996)
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