Serving a Great and Noble Art

Howard Hanson and the Eastman School of Music
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-1-58046-280-8
Verlag: Boydell & Brewer

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 730 g

Reihe: Meliora Press

Serving a Great and Noble Art is the second volume of the history of the Eastman School of Music, beginning in 1932 after George Eastman's death, and ending in 1972 with the resignation of the school's third director, Walter Hendl. This book is very much about Howard Hanson, director of the school from 1924 until his retirement in 1964. After forty years under Hanson's guidance, the Eastman School of Music was a near-perfect reflection of the valuesand ideals of its long-term director. Under Hanson's leadership, the school became widely known as an institution that welcomed the performer and the scholar, the composer and the educator. It was a school committed to the development of musical leadership, and above all an institution that was thoroughly American in its outlook, method, and goals. In 1945 Howard Hanson spoke of the school as "serving a great and noble art." These words provide a vivid picture of Hanson and also accurately describe his vision for the institution which, to this day, bears the unmistakable influence of his forty-year tenure as director. Hanson's successor as director, Walter Hendl, had a far less happy tenure at Eastman. A musician of great talent, his time at the Eastman School of Music ended in considerable controversy amid personal struggle. His eight years as director nonetheless witnessed many new initiatives, positivechanges, and important faculty appointments. The record of his leadership, therefore, deserving of attention and gratitude, is recounted in this volume.

Vincent A. Lenti is Eastman School of Music historian, a graduateof the school (BM '60, MA '63), member of the faculty since 1963, and author of For the Enrichment of Community Life: George Eastman and the Founding of the Eastman School of Music

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lenti, Vincent

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1932. A Funeral in Rochester
1932-33. A Portrait of the Eastman School of Music
1933-41. The Pre-War Years
1932-41. Broadcasts, Festivals, and Recordings (I)
1941-52. The War Years and Beyond
1952-64. Hanson: The Final Years
1941-64. Broadcasts, Festivals, and Recordings (II)
1955-64. A New Men's Dormitory and Student Life in Rochester
1954-72. Summer Session
1961-62. The Eastman Philharmonia's European Tour
1960-64. The Search for a New Director
1964-66. The New Director: The First Two Years
1966-68. The Faculty Association
1966-71. The Hendl Years Continue
1964-72. Renovate or Relocate?
1971-72. Fiftieth Anniversary Year: The Celebration
1971-72. Fiftieth Anniversary Year: The Crisis
1972. Epilogue
Appendix 1: Members of the Eastman School of Music Faculty, 1932-72
Appendix 2: Opera under the Stars Productions: The First Twenty Years, 1953-72
Appendix 3: Eastman Philharmonia Personnel, 1961-62
Appendix 4: Conductors Who Appeared with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, 1932-72
Appendix 5: Artists Who Performed in Eastman Theatre Concerts, 1932-72
Appendix 6: Eastman Faculty and Guest Artists in Kilbourn Hall Recitals, 1932-72
Appendix 7: Repertoire Recorded by Howard Hanson and the Eastman-Rochester Orchestra for RCA Victor and Columbia
Appendix 8: The Mercury Recordings: Howard Hanson and the Eastman-Rochester Orchestra
Appendix 9: The Mercury Recordings: Frederick Fennell and the Eastman Wind Ensemble
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Lenti, Vincent
VINCENT A. LENTI is professor emeritus of piano at the Eastman School of Music, where he also serves as the school's historian.