Historical Timeline
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Notes from UO catalogs, yearbooks, registered & board minutes (1876-1939 compiled in 1995 by John McManus, Emeritus 1983) 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | 1983 | 1982 | 1980 | 1979 | 1978 | 1977 | 1976 | 1975 | 1974 | 1973 | 1972 | 1971 | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | 1967 | 1966 | 1965 | 1964 | 1963 | 1962 | 1961 | 1960 | 1959 | 1958 | 1957 | 1956 | 1955 | 1954 | 1953 | 1952 | 1951 | 1950 | 1949 | 1948 | 1947 | 1946 | 1945 | 1944 | 1943 | 1942 | 1941 | 1940 | 1939 | 1938 | 1937 | 1936 | 1935 | 1934 | 1933 | 1931 | 1930 | 1929 | 1928 | 1927 | 1926 | 1925 | 1924 | 1923 | 1922 | 1921 | 1920 | 1919 | 1918 | 1917 | 1916 | 1915 | 1914 | 1913 | 1912 | 1911 | 1910 | 1908 | 1907 | 1906 | 1905 | 1904 | 1903 | 1902 | 1901 | 1900 | 1899 | 1898 | 1897 | 1896 | 1895 | 1894 | 1893 | 1891 | 1890 | 1888 | 1887 | 1886 | 1885 | 1876 |
| 2011-2012 (School of Music) |
New faculty/staff are as follows: |
| 2010-2011 (School of Music) |
New faculty/staff are as follows: |
| 2009-2010 (School of Music) |
New faculty/staff are as follows: |
| 2008-2009 (School of Music) |
New faculty/staff are as follows: |
| 2007-2008 (School of Music and Dance) |
New faculty/staff are as follows: |
| 2006-2007 (School of Music and Dance) |
Special Events: |
| 2005-2006 (School of Music and Dance) |
- July 1, 2005 official name became School
of Music and Dance Special Events: |
| 2004-2005 (School of Music) |
| New facility: - Collier House (built 1885-1886) added to School of Music facilities for music history faculty and Early Music Program. - Oregon Bach Festival changes direct report from School of Music Dean to Vice-President for Administration. New faculty/staff are as follows: - James Bunte, 2004-2005 (saxophone) - Nancy Andrew, 2004-2007 (flute) - Val Lawson, 2004-2010 (Undergraduate Secretary) - Anne Merydith, 2004-2010 (Graduate Secretary), 2010- (Dean's Executive Support Specialist) - Laurel Parsons, 2004-2005 (music theory) - Harry Price, 2004-2009 (music ed) - Timothy A. Paul, 2004- (music ed) - David Riley, 2004- (collaborative piano) - Charles Turley, 2004-2007 (voice and opera) - Sarah Turley, F2004-2007 (athletic bands assistant) - Lari Witt, Su2004 (Administrative Assistant Athletic Bands) |
| 2003-2004 (School of Music) | |
| New faculty/staff are as follows: - Tyler Abbott, 2003- (Double Bass, Jazz String bass) - Ken Boettcher, 2003-2006 (Accountant) - Gary Davenport, 2003 Fall Term Only (Piano) - Toby Koenigsberg, 2003- (Jazz Piano) - Ceci LaFayette, 2003- (Coordinator of Finance and Operations) - Andrew Lane, 2003-2004 (Electronic Music) - Marc Levy, 2003- (Information Technology Consultant) - Gary Lewis, 2004 Winter Term Only (Flute) - Paula Napora, 2003-2005 (Development Secretary) - Debra Noel, 2003-2009 (Music Education) - Phyllis Paul, 2003- (Music Education) - Ken Jennings, 2003-2005 (Javanese Gamelan) - Ian Quinn, 2003-2004 (Theory) - DeNel Stoltz, 2003- (Director of Development) |
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| 2002-2003 (School of Music) |
| New faculty/staff are as follows: - Shannon Chase, 2002-2007 (Choral Music Education) - C. Brad Foley, 2002- (Dean) - Glenn Griffith, 2002-2003 (Jazz) - Heidi Hopkins, 2002-2003 (Development Secretary) - John Jantzi, 2002-(Theory) - Terry McQuilkin, 2002- (Composition/Theory) - Eric Mentzel, 2002- (Voice) - Rebecca Oswald, 2002-2004 (Theory) - Dima Palmer, 2002-2006 (part-time music office assistant) - Randy Porter, 2002-2003 (Jazz Piano) - Joko Purwanto, 2002-2003 (Visiting Instructor, Javanese Gamelan) - Leigh VanHandel, 2002-2005 (Theory) |
| 2001-2002 (School of Music) |
| New faculty/staff are as follows: - John Gibbens, 2002-2003 (Development Director), 1965-1970 (Administrative Officer). - Michael Grose, 2001- (Tuba) - Connie Hansen, 2001-2004 (Administrative Assistant Athletic Bands) - Lori Kruckenberg, 2001- (Musicology) - Lynn Sjolund, 2001 (Music Education) - Sean Wagoner, 2001- (Marching Band and Percussion Assistant, Theory) - Laura Zaerr, 2001- (Harp) |
| 2000-2001 (School of Music) |
| Special Events: - Northwest Percussion Festival host New faculty/staff are as follows: - Mark Kaczmarczyk, 2000-2004 (Opera, Voice) - Gale Fogelstrom, 2000-2003 (part-time Accounting Assistant) - Donna Lee, 2000-2002 (Community Music Institute Accompanist, Musicology) - Sharon J. Paul, 2000- (Choral Conducting) - Kathleen L. Pengelly, 2000-2009 (Music Education Practicums) - Carol Roth, 2000-2010 (Dean's Executive Support Specialist) retired - Tom Trent, 1999-2002 (Theory) - Steve Vacchi, 2000- (Bassoon, Theory) |
| 1999-2000 (School of Music) |
| New faculty/staff are as follows: - Stephen J. Dunn, 1999-2005 (Theory, Jazz, Trumpet) - Thomas J. Dye, 1999-2000 (Vocal Jazz) - Laurie Goren, 1999-2004 (Undergraduate Specialist) - Scott Higgins, 1999-2005 (Piano Technician) - Kathleen Jacobi-Karna, 1999-2002 (Music Education) - Winifred Kerner 1999- (Piano Lit, Keyboard Skills) - Cedric G. Weary, 1999-2007 (Gospel Choir and Ensemble) - Todd Zimbelman, 1999-2005 (Director of Athletic Bands) |
| 1998-1999 (School of Music) |
| New faculty/staff are as follows: - Susan Boynton, 1998-2000 (Music History) - Fritz Gearhart, 1998- (Violin) - Gary Hobbs, 1998- (Jazz Drumset) - Lance Miller, 1998- (Recording Engineer) - Jacob M. Pavlak, 1998-2006 (Guitar) - Gene Slayter, 1998-1999 (Music Education, Director Summer Music Camps) |
| 1997-1998 (School of Music) |
| Special Events: - Beall Concert Hall renovation and new seat campaign - Suzuki Strings Program founded as part of the Community Music Institute New faculty/staff are as follows: - Robert Cloutier, 1997-1999 (Piano technician) - JillMichelle Cosart, 1997-2004 (Graduate Specialist) - Pam Cressall, 1997- (Communications Assistant) - David Crumb, 1997- (Composition, Theory) - Paul F. Doerksen, 1997-2004 (Music Education) - Christine A. Mirabella, 1997-1999 (Piano Pedagogy) - Shelley Rich, 1997-2005 (String Pedagogy, Community Music Institute) |
| 1996-1997 (School of Music) |
| New faculty/staff are as follows: - Gregory Mason, 1996-2004 (Piano Accompaniment, Chamber Music, Piano) - Carl Woideck, 1996- (Jazz History) |
| 1995-1996 (School of Music) |
New faculty/staff are as follows: Special Events: |
| 1994-1995 (School of Music) |
| Special Events: - Northwest Percussion Festival host New faculty/staff are as follows: - Rick Blake, 1994- (Stage/Production Manager, Instrument Technician) - Marilyn Bradetich, 1994-1999 (Undergraduate Admissions Director) (retired 1999, P/T 1999-2004) (Deceased: April 2, 2011) - Ellen Campbell, 1994-2005 (Horn) (Deceased: July 23, 2011) - Julia J. Heydon, 1994-1996 (Music History, Music Literature) - Paige Lawlor, 1994-1997 (Band Admin Coordinator) - Shawne Melvin, 1994-1995 (Oboe) - Michele O'Leary, 1994-2000 (Dean's Secretary) - Neill Archer Roan, 1994-1997 (Executive Director, Oregon Bach Festival) - Michelle Van Handel, 1994-1996 (Vocal Jazz) |
| 1993-1994 (School of Music) |
| Special Events: - Music Today biennial festival founded - Community Music Institute founded New faculty/staff are as follows: - Kenneth T. Baldwin, 1993-1997 (String bass) - Francis Graffeo, 1993-2000 (Opera Workshop) - Frank Heuser, 1993-1995 (Music Education) - Steve Larson, 1993-2011 (Theory I, Aural Skills) (Deceased: June 7, 2011) - Kathryn Lucktenberg, 1993- (Violin, Chamber Music) - Forrest Moyer, 1993-2001 (Classical Double Bass) - Steven Pologe, 1993- (Cello, Chamber Music) - Douglas Scheuerell, 1993- (Tabla) - Sylvie Spengler, 1993-2002 (Director, Community Music Institute) - Gary T. Versace, 1993-2002 (Jazz Piano, Jazz Studies) |
| 1992-1993 (School of Music) |
| New faculty/staff are as follows: - George Evano, 1992- (Bach Festival Director of Communications) - Barbara Goodson, 1992-1995 (Development Director) - Roderick A. Harkins, 1992-1995 (Marching Band, Symphonic Band) - Anne Dhu McLucas, 1992-2012 (Dean, Musicology, Ethnomusicology) Emeritus 2002 - Robert D. Ponto, 1992- (Director of Bands, Wind Ensemble) - Stephen K. Valdez, 1992-1996 (Music History, Rock History) - Milagro Vargas, 1992- (Voice) |
| 1991-1992 (School of Music) |
| - Department of Dance added to the School
of Music New faculty/staff are as follows: - Dana Martin Huddleston, 1991-2001(Graduate Secretary, Band Admin Coordinator) - A. Elray Stewart-Cook, 1991-1993 (Piano) - Janet Stewart, 1991-2011 (Chamber Music Series Director, Beall Concert Hall Mgr, Asst. Dean) retired - Claire L. Wachter, 1991- (Piano, Piano Pedagogy) |
| 1990-1991 (School of Music) |
| New faculty/staff are as follows: - Bonnie Aasen, 1990-1994 (Graduate Secretary, Dean's Secretary) - David Booth, 1990-1992 (Marching Band, Symphonic Band) - Kelly Coutant,1990-1994 (Band Secretary) - Richard Frazier, 1990-2001 (Tuba) - Joseph Genualdi, 1990-1992 (Violin) - Robert Kyr, 1990- (Composition, Theory, Director Pacific Rim Gamelan& Vanguard Concert Series) - Alan M. Phillips, 2006- (piano technician), 1990-1996 (Piano Technician) - Rick Wolfgang, 1990-1999 (Music Education) |
| 1989-1990 (School of Music) |
| New faculty/staff are as follows: - Rebecca Hinman Johnson 1989-1997 (Community Relations Secretary) |
| 1988-1989 (School of Music) |
| New faculty/staff are as follows: - Scott E. Barkhurst, 1988-2011 (Assoc. Director Publicity & Marketing) retired - Sara Jones Brandt, 1988-1995 (Oregon Bach Festival Development Director) - Jim Caldwell, 1988-2010 (Receptionist) - Gus Clapp, 1988-2003 (Accountant) deceased 2003 (memorial bench and plaque installed summer 2004 at SW corner of School of Music near classroom 115) - Herbert Eckhoff, 1988-1990 (Voice) - Laura Littlejohn, 1988- (Office Manager) - Barbara Gonzalez-Palmer, 1988-1996 (Piano Accompanying, Chamber Music) - Stephen W. Owen, 1988- (Jazz Studies, Theory) - Marian Elizabeth Smith, 1988- (History) - Jeffrey Stolet, 1988- (Music for Dancers, Electronic Music) |
| 1987-1988 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - Sibyl M. Barnum, 1987-1993 (Piano) - Patrick F. Casey, 1987-1989 (Marching Band) - Randi L'Hommedieu, 1987-1993 (Music Education) - Gary S. Karpinski, 1987-1993 (Theory) - Leslie Straka, 1987- (Viola, Violin, Chamber Music) - Ann B. Tedards, 1987- (Voice, Diction, Opera, Assoc. Dean) - Joyce Deters, 1987-1992 (Dean's secretary) deceased 1999 |
| 1986-1987 (School of Music) |
| Special Events: - Northwest Percussion Festival host New faculty are as follows: - Barbara M. Baird, 1986- (Organ, Harpsichord) - Mark Brombaugh, 1986-1987 (Organ Building) - Bernard J. Dobroski, 1986-1990 (Dean) - Mark Levy, 1986- (Ethnomusicology) - Virginia R. Starling, 1986-1993, retired 1993, P/T 2001-2002 (Theory) - Elizabeth B. Tomassetti, 1986-1993 (Piano) |
| 1985-1986 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - William Hunt, 1985-1989 (Violin) |
| 1984-1985 (School of Music) |
| Special Events: - International Society for Music Education, host, 16th World Conference, Music for a Small Planet New faculty are as follows: - Jesse Gram, 1984-1990 (Tuba) - Don Latarski, 1984- (Jazz Guitar) |
| 1983-1984 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - Leslie K. Greer Bennett, 1983-2011 (Music Librarian, Head Music Services) Retired 2011 - David P. Doerksen, 1983-2003 (Music Education, Men's Choir) Emeritus 1998 - John Gainer, 1983-1999 (Director African-American Gospel Choir) - Dean F. Kramer, 1983- (Piano, Chamber Music) - Stephen J. Paul, 1983-1991 (Marching Band, Music Education) deceased 2001 (memorial bench and plaque installed summer 2004 at SW corner of School of Music near classroom 115) - George W. Recker, 1983-2007 (Trumpet) Emeritus 2003 |
| 1982-1983 (School of Music) | |
| New faculty are as follows: - Richard G. Clark, 1982-2007 (Choral Conducting, Music Education) Emeritus 2000 - Marsha E. Mabrey, 1982-1989 (Orchestra, Conducting) - Bill Moore, 1982-2008 (Computer and Information Services, Receptionist, Undergrad Secretary) retired |
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| 1980-1981 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - Guy Bovet, 1980-1981 (Organ, Harpsichord) - Bernard McWilliams, 1980-1986 (Violin, Viola) - Jeffrey Williams, 1980- (Trombone, Low Brass, Jazz Studies, Director, Brass Choir, undergrad assoc dean 2004) |
| 1979-1980 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - Derek Healey, 1979-1987 (Composition) |
| 1978-1979 (School of Music) |
| Special Events: - Practice rooms, studios, and performance wing building addition completed New faculty are as follows: - Doris R. Allen, 1978-1993 (Piano Pedagogy, Class Piano, Women in Music) Emeritus 1993 - R. Wayne Bennett, 1978- (Band, Orchestra, Conducting, Clarinet) |
| 1977-1978 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - John Brombaugh, 1977-1991 (Organ Construction) - Franciska Koscielny, 1977-1980 (Violin, Viola) - Mary Lou Van Rysselberghe, 1977-2003 (Music Education, General Music) Emeritus 1999 - Lizabeth Wing, 1977-1981 (Music Education) |
| 1976-1977 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - Joan Benson, 1976-1983 (Piano, Harpsichord) - Lois N. Harrison, 1976-1985 (Music Education) - Gerald D. Poe, 1976-1981 (Trumpet, Marching Band) - Stephen Stone, 1976-1990 (Asst. to Dean, Jazz History, Music Education, Choral Music, Director Song& Dance Troupe, Chamber Music Series Director) Emeritus 1990 |
| 1975-1976 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - David Case, 1975- (Classical Guitar) - Sally Calkins Maxwell, 1975-2001 (Harp) retired - J. Robert Moore, 1975-2005 (Oboe, Saxophone, Woodwind Tech) Emeritus 2003 - Morrette Rider, 1975-1986 (Dean) Emeritus 1986 (Deceased: January 12, 2008) - Paul H. Westlund, 1975-1981 (Choral Conducting, University Singers, Music Education) - Walter Wilson, 1975-1977 (Music Education) |
| 1974-1975 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - Charles Dowd, 1974-2010 (Percussion, Jazz studies, Philip H. Knight Professor) Emeritus 2010, deceased 3/24/10 - Richard Koehler, 1974-1976 (Asst. to Dean) - Randall S. Moore, 1974-2004 (Music Education, Director Oregon Children's Choir) Emeritus 2003 |
| 1972-1973 (School of Music) |
| Special Events: - Nationally renowned Jürgen Ahrend organ construction completed New faculty are as follows: - David L. Sannerud, 1972-1973 (Music Education) |
| 1971-1972 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - Ronald K. Falter, 1971-1972 (Percussion) |
| 1968-1969 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - Billie Raye Erlings, 1968-1970 (Piano Pedagogy) - Victor Steinhardt, 1968-2007 (Piano, Theory, Chamber Music) Emeritus 2003 |
| 1967-1968 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - Leslie T. Breidenthal, 1967-1991 (Voice, Opera, Lyric Diction) Emeritus 1991 - Yoriko T. Chodos, 1967-1968 (Piano) - David Gustafson, 1967-1989 (Piano tech, Piano repair) retired - John C. McManus, 1967-1983 (Clarinet, Music Education) Emeritus 1983, room 149d practice room named for him and wife Beth, deceased 2010 - Marian Aird, ?-1981 (Dean's Secretary, Graduate Secretary) retired 1981, deceased 2003 |
| 1966-1967 (School of Music) |
| - Chamber Music Series formed by Edmund A. Cykler New faculty are as follows: - Floyd T. Ellefson, 1966-1970 (Music Education) - Marcia Farmer, 1966-1967 (Organ) - Gary M. Martin, 1966-2003 (Music Education, Music History, Assoc. Dean, Acting Dean) Emeritus 2000 - Harold J. Owen, 1966-2000 (Composition, Theory, Musicianship, Director University Consort& Collegium Musicum) Emeritus 1997 - Monte E. Tubb, 1966-1991 (Composition, Theory, Musicianship) Emeritus 1991 |
| 1965-1966 (School of Music) |
| New faculty/staff are as follows: - Charles W. Farmer, 1965-1971 (Piano) - John Gibbens, 1965-1970 (Administrative Officer) 2002-2003 (Development Director) - Robert I. Hurwitz, 1965-2006 (Theory, Music History, Assoc. Dean) Emeritus 2003 - Gene R. Lewis, 1965-1969 (Marching Band, Trumpet) - James A. Miller, 1965-1999 (Voice, Chamber Choir) Emeritus 1995 - Virginia J. Whitfield, 1965-1978 (Music Education) Emeritus |
| 1964-1965 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - Peter E. Bergquist, 1964-1995, 1998-1999 (Bassoon, Music History, Theory) Emeritus 1995 - H. Royce Saltzman, 1964-1994, 1997-2007 (Choral, Church Music, Assoc. Dean, Bach Festival Director, P/T endowment) Emeritus 1994 - David L. Shrader, 1964-1968 (Percussion) |
| 1963-1964 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - Gabriel Chodos, 1963-1968 (Piano) - Walter C. Martin, Jr., 1963-1965 (Voice) - Paul B. Moore, 1963-1964 (Music Education) - William J. Rost, 1963-1965 (Instrumental Music) - Richard Trombley, 1963-2006 (Flute, Music History) Emeritus 2003 - Robert M. Trotter, 1963-1975 (Dean, Music in World Culture) Emeritus, deceased 1994 (Three tulip poplars planted November 6, 1995 in memory of him and his wife Claire at the SW corner of the School of Music near classrooms 105 and 111.) Trotter Visiting Professorship established in his memory. |
| 1962-1963 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - Paul H. Earls, 1962-1965 (Theory) - Dorothy M. Wilson, 1962-1964 (Music Education) |
| 1961-1962 (School of Music) |
| Special Events: - front steps added to exterior of recital hall New faculty are as follows: - Everett S. Anderson, 1961-1963 (Voice, Opera) - J. Robert Hladky, 1961-1993 (Cello, Double Bass, Music History, Grad Chmn.) Emeritus 1993 - Allan J. Nyegaard, 1961-1963 (Brass Instruments) Emeritus 1963 - Neil E. Wilson, 1961-1981 (Voice) |
| 1959-1960 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - John Hamilton, 1959-1985 (Organ, Harpsichord, Theory) Emeritus |
| 1956-1957 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - George Frederick McKay, 1956-1957 (Theory& Composition) - John M. Gustafson, 1956-1967 (Music Education) Emeritus |
| 1955-1956 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - Lewis T. Elvigion, 1955-1958 (Inst. Music) |
| 1954-1955 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - Robert G. Cunningham, 1954-1973 (Oboe, Saxophone, Music Education) - Max D. Risinger, 1954-1975 (Choral Conducting, Music Education, Acting Dean 1962-1963; deceased 1975) |
| 1953-1954 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - Delbert Chinburg, 1953-1954 (Clarinet) - Elwin L. Myrick, 1953-1960 (Organ) |
| 1952-1953 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - Clyde H. Keutzer, 1952-1954 (Voice) |
| 1951-1952 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - Marjorie Albertson, 1951-1953 (Music Education) - Exine Anderson Bailey, 1951-1986 (Voice) Emeritus 1986, (deceased May 3, 2012) UO School of Music and Dance named the Exine & Arthur Bailey Lounge in her honor and her husband's memory in 2009. - Charles L. Steele, 1951-1958 (Percussion) - John Strube, 1951-1959 (Flute) |
| 1950-1951 (School of Music) |
| Special Events: - south wing addition completed with administrative offices, studios, classrooms and choral room New faculty are as follows: - Shirley Dawley, 1950-1951 (Clarinet) - Ira D. Lee, 1950-1980 (Marching Band, Trombone, Brass Choir) - Robert E. Nye, 1950-1976 (Music Education) Emeritus, deceased 2/23/2007 - William C. Woods, 1950-1983 (Piano, Music History) Emeritus 1983 (deceased May 8, 2011) - Robert S. Vagner, 1950-1978 (Band, Clarinet) Emeritus, deceased 1989 |
| 1949-1950 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - Robert B. Glasgow, 1949-1950 (Trumpet) |
| 1948-1949 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - Charles W. Peters, 1948-1950 (Trombone) - Florence Vanderwicken, 1948-1951 (Voice) |
| 1947-1948 (School of Music) |
| Special Events: - High School Summer Band Camp founded New faculty are as follows: - Edmund A. Cykler, 1947-1972 (Musicology, Music Education) Emeritus, deceased 1988, room 109 Music Education Library named for him (Two evergreen trees were planted on each side of the entrance to Beall Concert Hall in memory of him and his wife Marian.) - Herman Gelhausen, 1947-1957 (Voice) - Robert W. Hord, 1947-1952 (Piano) - Wade Parks, 1947-1950 (Piano) - Denton D. Rossell, 1947-1948 (Voice) |
| 1944-1945 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - Donald W. Allton, 1944-1953 (Organ, Theory, Choral Conducting) - Stacy L. Green, 1944-1962 (Piano) - Naomi Kellis, 1944-1962 (Voice) |
| 1943-1944 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - Douglas Orme, 1943-1944 (Music Education) room 266 violin studio named for him |
| 1942-1943 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - Charles R. Bubb Jr., 1942-1945 (Wind Instruments) |
| 1941-1942 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - Arnold Elston, 1941-1956 (Composition) - Ferdinand Sorenson, 1941-1944 (Brass) |
| 1940-1941 (School of Music) |
| New faculty are as follows: - Maude Garnett, 1940-1953 (Public School Music) - Sigurd Nilssen, 1940-1946 (Voice) - Margaret Sweeney, 1940-1941 (Violin) |
| 1939-1940 (School of Music) |
| New faculty and Dean are as follows: - Theodore Kratt, 1939-1962, Dean of School of Music (see Deans of School of Music for credentials) deceased 1962 - Vinton Snyder, 1939, 1940 (Trombone). |
| 1936-1937 (School of Music) |
| New member of the faculty: - Hal Young, 1936-1942 (Voice). |
| 1935-1936 (School of Music) |
| New to the faculty: - Louisa Youngs, 1935-1937 (Music). Michigan B.A. (1924), M.S. (1940). |
| 1930-1931 (School of Music) |
| The executive secretary of the School of Music, Gladys Hay, began her association with the school in 1930 and continued in that position until 1948. |
| William Pingry Boynton (Ph.D.) Professor of Physics and John H. Mueller (Ph.D.) Professor of Sociology were both listed with their respective departments as well as with the faculty of the School of Music from 1930 until 1933. Boynton taught a course in the physics of sound called Acoustics of Sound. Mueller taught a course called The Social Aspects of Art and Aesthetics. |
The School of Music now consisted of eight departments: Piano, Voice, Organ, Violin/String Instruments, Wind Instruments, Public School Music, Structure of Music, and History of Music. |
| Four music degrees were offered by the University: B.A., B.S., B.M. and B.M.E. The B.A. and B.S. were taken in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. The B.M. degree was taken in the School of Music. The B.M.E. was taken in the Schools of Music and Education. |
| Scholarships were listed as follows: Through the generosity of the faculty; Mu Phi Epsilon Scholarship; The Phi Beta Scholarship; The Juilliard Foundation Scholarship |
| 1929-1930 (School of Music) |
| Special Events: - National Association of Schools of Music member |
New faculty members: |
| A 2-credit course offered Fall term through the Extension Division was called How to Understand and Enjoy Good Music. The faculty listed were John Landsbury, George Hopkins, Arthur Boardman, John Stark Evans, Rex Underwood, Anna Beck, Rose McGrew, and Janet Thacher. The catalog description: "A series of lectures by members of the School of Music faculty intended to bring out the interesting facts about musical instruments, and the structure, history and general meaning of music. This will be done in a non-technical way, and the whole course will aim to present such material as will enable the average person to know what to look for, how to judge, and therefore, to increase his ability to understand and enjoy good music." |
| 1928-1929 (School of Music) |
| Joining the faculty: - Roy Giffin Bryson, 1928-1937 (Voice, Choral). He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Oregon in 1925. He was a pupil of Percy Rector Stephens and Horace Hunt. |
| 1927-1928 (School of Music) |
| Cost of attending the University of Oregon School of Music: Tuition per term: $0 residents, $50 (non-residents); Undergraduate registration fee $19.75; Graduate registration fee $9.50; One less a week $20-$35 range per term; Two lessons a week $35-$60 range per term. |
| 1926-1927 (School of Music) |
| New to the faculty: - Walter L. Ferris, 1926-1929 (Wind Instruments, Band). Pupil of A. F. Weldon, James Llewellyn and Herman Bellstedt. Orchestra soloist. Bandmaster, Spanish American War. Miriam Little, 1926-1929 (Cello, Piano) Nebraska (B.M.) 1918, (B.F.A.) 1923, American Conservatory of Music 1915-1916, 1918, 1921, 1923-1924, Bush Conservatory of Music 1923, 1924. Pupil of Hans Hess (Cello), Adolph Weidig, and Richard Czerwonky (Violin). Member of Czerwonky's Symphony Orchestra. Faculty, Nebraska School of Music 1915-1922 and Florida State College for Women 1924-1925. - Frances Pierce, 1926-1930 (Organ). - Nina Warnock, 1926-1927 & 1930-1932 (Violin). |
| "A number of scholarships are offered through the generosity of the faculty of the School of Music and one from the Mu Phi Epsilon Music Sorority.." (Catalog) |
| 1925-1926 (School of Music) |
| New to the faculty: - Eugene Carr, 1925-1928 (Voice) He received his B.A. degree from Westminster in 1925. Prudence E. Clark (Voice) Cornell University 1903-1904 and Boston University 1907-1908, Chicago Musical College 1921-1923. |
| 1924-1925 (School of Music) |
| Joining the staff: - Louis Artau, 1924-1928 (Piano, Structure of Music, History of Music). He was a former pupil of David Sammuels, Harold Randolph, Alfred Butler, and Leopold Godowsky. Artau studied at John Hopkins University (1917-1918), Lehigh University (1918-1919), Peabody Conservatory (1917, 1919-1920), Bethlehem Conservatory (1918), and the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music and Art (1920-1922). He earned his B.A. (1939) and M.A. (1945) from the University of Oregon. - Wellington Sloane, 1924-1925 (Piano). Yale School of Music (B.M.) 1922. Pupil of Horatio Parker, David Stanley Smith, H. S. Knight, and Bruce Simmonds. Sloane was a 1920 Kellogg prize winner in Strict Composition. Soloist with New Haven Symphony, 1922. Scholarship under Ernest Bloch, Cleveland Institute (1922). - Lora Teshner, who later became Lora Ware, 1924-1926 & 1929-1942 (Cello). |
| 1923-1924 (School of Music) |
| One new faculty member was listed: - Theodore Price Walstrum, 1923-1924 (Piano). A pupil of Jacob Van Wagner from 1909 to 1914. |
| George Hopkins was on leave for two years to study piano with Ernest Hutchinson and composition with Rubin Goldmark at Juilliard in New York City. |
| 1922-1923 (School of Music) |
| The Portland Extension Division of the School of Music had now decreased to 2 faculty members — William Boyer, the Supervisor of Music in the Portland Schools, who taught Public School Music, and a Mr. Goodrich. |
| John Stark Evans, Professor of Piano and Organ, became Associate Dean of the School of Music. |
Aurora Potter Underwood (Piano) Returned to her position at the University of Oregon after receiving a new name and a new degree (Univ. of Oregon, B.M., 1921) and a year of studies in New York with Ethel Newcombe and Edwin Hughes. |
| 1921-1922 (School of Music) |
| John Landsbury, Dean of the School of Music, was listed as teaching: Literature of the Piano, Formal Analysis, Harmonic Analysis, Musical Interpretation, Strict Counterpoint, Double Counterpoint and Free Composition. |
| Professor Anna L. Beck taught: Public School Music, The Elements of Musical Science, Scientific Music Reading, Choral Training, History and Appreciation of Music. |
Professor John Stark Evans taught: Musical Interpretation of Motion Pictures, Thorough Bass, Keyboard Harmony, Ear Training and Organ. |
| Graduate courses taught were: Seminar, Multiple Counterpoint, Canon and Fugue, Advanced Free Composition and Practical Artistry (the name given for private lessons). |
| For the first time, the School of Music personnel had their own building. The new facilities consisted of the current Recital Hall (now called Beall Hall), and a connecting 2-story wooden building that is currently used to house the administration and faculty studios on both floors of the west side, and practice rooms on both floors of the east side. Two small classrooms were located on the second floor. Surplus World War I army barracks were placed along the North side of the Recital Hall, where the current Orchestra and Choir rehearsal rooms are located, to serve as temporary practice rooms and classrooms. These "temporary" structures served until the 1970s. |
| Special Events: - Recital hall designed by architect Ellis F. Lawrence |
| New to the staff this year: - Ronald Reid, 1921-1924 (Piano). - Alberta Potter, 1921-1923 (Violin). - Beaulah Clark, 1921-1922 (Flute). - John Siefer, 1921-1929 (Voice). Pupil of Ellsworth Giles (Pittsburgh), Carl Alves (Leipzig & new York), and Jeanne Jomelli (San Francisco). Soloist with Russian Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Festival Orchestra and California Symphony Orchestra. |
| 1920-1921 (School of Music) |
| Special Events: - campus space committee formed recognizing the need for a separate music building |
| Joining the faculty this year: Madame Rose McGrew, 1920-1947 (Voice, Opera) Pupil of Haenisch and Von Kotzebue (Dresden) and Zimmerman (Berlin), Soprano, Court Theater (Mecklenburg Schwerin) and Royal Theater (Hanover). Prima donna (Breslau, Germany). Decorated with the Order of the Silver Laurel (Germany). Minnie G. Douglass, 1920-1932 (Piano) Oberlin Conservatory 1898-1899 and 1900-1903. |
| 1919-1920 (School of Music) |
| New staff members: - Leland A. Coon, 1919-1923 (Piano, Organ, Glee Club). Alfred University (B.A.) 1914, New England Conservatory 1914, Pupil of Henry Vincent, Conrad, Alfred De Voto, Louis Elson and Samuel Cole. - Albert Lukken, 1919-1920 (Voice, Glee Club). Fremont College (B.S.) 1911 American Conservatory of Music, Chicago 1913-1915. Pupil of F. W. Rost, Charles W. Clark, David Bispham, and Karlton Hackett. - Martha E. Findahl, 1919-1920 (Voice). Graduate of South Dakota University 1917, American Conservatory of Music, Chicago. Pupil of Karlton Hackett. - Ross Hickernell, 1919-1920 (Wind Instruments, Band). Dana Musical Institute, Warren Ohio (B.M.) 1906, Northwestern University. Pupil of Bellstedt, Cincinnati. - Rex Underwood, 1919-1947 (Orchestra, Strings). Leipsic Royal Conservatory of Music, Royal Bavarian Conservatory of Music. Pupil of Joseph Olheizer, Chicago, Hans Becker, Leipzic, Michael Press, Berlin, and Ostrovsky, London. Aurora Potter, 1919-1921 and 1922-1949, who later married Rex Underwood (Piano, Structure of Music) University of Oregon (B.M.) 1921. Pupil of Edwin Hughes and Ethel Newcombe. |
| David B. Campbell (Piano) joined the Portland division of the School of Music |
The catalog description of the University of Oregon states "An unusual opportunity is offered to members of the University Orchestra in the acquiring of technical and interpretive knowledge and experience through the rendition of high grade orchestral compositions of both classical and modern schools." |
| The war years decimated the ranks of the newly-formed concert band whose catalog description no longer mentions concert works, but now reads "Athletic contests, rallies and other student affairs." |
| Other organizations listed: The Choral Society (singers from the city and the University); Men's Glee Club; Women's Glee Club; University Choir; Regimental Band (handled by the Military Department); University Orchestra |
| 1918-1919 (School of Music) |
| Special Events: - campus space committee formed recognizing the need for a separate music building |
| New faculty members: - Eleanor Lee, 1918-1919 (Voice). Pomona College (B.A.) Pupil of Oscar Seagle of New York. - Robert Barron, 1918-1919 (Orchestra, Strings). - George P. Hopkins, 1919-1967 (Piano, Counterpoint, Composition, and Assistant Director of the Glee Club) Emeritus. Hopkins studied piano with Ernest Hutchinson and composition with Rubin Goldmark at Juilliard, and piano with Moritz Moszkowski in Paris and at the Peabody Conservatory of Music with Harold Randolph. He was invited to join the University of Oregon faculty at age 19 when John Landsbury was impressed upon hearing the young musician perform. He was actually faculty member and a student at the same time, receiving his B.A. from the University of Oregon in 1921. During his 48 years at the University of Oregon, he concertized extensively throughout the Northwest introducing many new works for piano. - Anna Landsbury Beck, 1918-1943 (Public School Music, Structure of Music, Music History). University of Oregon (B.A.) 1918. Student at University of California, Simpson College, and Colorado Normal College. |
| A Band teacher's training course was established. |
| 1917-1918 (School of Music) |
| John J. Landsbury became the new Dean of the School of Music. He served as Dean for 22 years until 1939, longer than anyone has served up to the present time (1994). deceased 1939 |
| New faculty members: - Arthur Faguy-Cote, 1917-1919 (Voice). - John Stark Evans, 1917-1944 (Piano, Organ, Composition, Glee Club). Although appointed to the faculty for the 1917-1918 school year, Evans was "absent in the service of his country" until the 1920-1921 school year. - Anna Landsbury Beck, 1917-1943 (Public School Music, Structure of Music, Music History). University of Oregon (B.A.) 1918. Student at University of California, Simpson College, and Colorado Normal College. |
"A public recital from memory is required of all the candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Music." (Catalog) |
| Enrollment: 218 (enrollment by classes, so some duplication). University enrollment was 2,394. |
| A Portland division of the University of Oregon School of Music was established with Frances Streigel Burke, Professor of Piano as its chairman. Faculty members were: Abbie Whiteside (Piano); John Claire Monteith (Voice); Pauline Miller Chapman (Voice); Franck Eichenlaub (Violin); Susie Fennel Pipes (Violin); William Boone (Organ, Piano, Composition); Carl Denton (Organ, Piano, Violin); William A. Boyer (Public School Music) |
| 1916-1917 (School of Music) |
| New staff members included: - Jane Scotford Thacher, 1916-1947 (Piano and Piano Pedagogy). Pupil of Leschetizky, Vienna 1905. Thacher began a long association with the School of Music, retiring in 1947 and continuing as Professor Emeritus until her death in Eugene many years later. - Howard T. Annett, 1916-1917 (Piano). Taught piano in the department for one year. He was called into service during World War I and did not return. |
| "Practice recitals are given weekly, giving every student an opportunity to play, and incidentally, affording him a larger knowledge of musical literature in all grades. Public recitals are given during the year." (Catalog) |
"Ensemble classes (small groups of 3 or 4 violins, with or without pianos), are rehearsed once a week under the direction of Miss Forbes. The class is given graded compositions selected from the best classical and modern musical literature, and is given drill in sight reading techniques and interpretation." (Catalog) |
| Albert Perfect organized the first University Ladies' Band on the West coast. The 30-piece band existed until 1919. |
| 1915-1916 (School of Music) |
| Joining the staff: - Albert Perfect, 1915-1919 (Wind Instruments and Band). Perfect, a clarinetist, graduated from the Royal Academy of Stockholm, Sweden, and studied in Berlin. He arrived in the United States in 1904, teaching in Chicago and in North Dakota before coming to Oregon. |
| Although a short-lived city concert band, called the University Cornet Band, was organized using the University's name in 1878, it had no real connection with the University. University bands that existed prior to Albert Perfect's arrival were primarily pep and rally bands directed by students. In January of 1916, the University's first official faculty-conducted concert band was organized under the direction of Albert Perfect. |
Ruth Davis, Instructor in Piano, also became the new School of Music Secretary. |
| Dean of Music, Ralph Lyman requested a building expressly for the music school |
| Mighty Oregon composed December 1915 in Eugene by Albert Perfect. Premiered January 7, 1916 by the Eugene Municipal Band at the new armory. Full title "Mighty Oregon March: The Tipperary of the West". The subtitle of “Mighty Oregon,” “The Tipperary of the West” belies its probable origins: trio section employs the same chord progression as the World War I marching song, It’s a Long Way to Tipperary. Words to Mighty Oregon written by DeWitt Gilbert (ca. 1896-1981), a University of Oregon journalism major. March 10, 1916, Perfect conducted the first University of Oregon performance of the Mighty Oregon March by the University Band in the Villard Hall auditorium. Newspaper accounts report it was met with enthusiastic response and several encores were given. |
| 1914-1915 (School of Music) |
| Special Events: - Dean of Music, Ralph H. Lyman requested a building expressly for the music school |
| New instructors this year: - John J. Landsbury, 1914-1939 (Piano and Theory). Landsbury received his BA and Mus D. degrees from Simpson College in 1900 and 1909 respectively. Prior to coming to Oregon, he was on the faculty at Simpson College from 1900 to 1907, and Department Head at Baker College from 1907 to 1914. Landsbury's 25 years at the University of Oregon included 22 years as Dean of the School of Music. - Frank V. Badollet, 1914-1923 (Flute). Badollet studied flute with Otto Oesterle in New York City. From 1895 until coming to Oregon in 1914, he had performed with such prominent groups as the Cincinnati Symphony, the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Minneapolis Symphony, the Philadelphia Symphony, and the U. S. Marine Band. He recorded flute solos and duets for the Berlinger and Victor Talking Machines. One of his early recordings is located in the University of Oregon archives. Upon leaving the University of Oregon in 1921, he resumed his performance career in Los Angeles where he worked with various theater groups and the Long Beach Municipal Band. |
| Jessie Farris added to her duties as piano instructor by becoming the new School of Music Secretary. |
A new course is added. The catalog reads: "Special instruction in the difficult art of accompanying is given." |
| 1913-1914 (School of Music) |
| Ralph H. Lyman became Dean of the School of music and served from 1913 to 1917. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Grinnell in 1907. He also taught Voice and directed the Men's Glee Club. |
| Joining the staff: - Daise Beckett Middleton, 1913-1919 (Voice). - Hermoine Hawkins, 1913-1916 (Piano). - Ruth David, 1913-1919 (Piano). - Jessie Farris, 1913-1918 (Piano). - Rosa Coffey Powell, 1913-1917 (Public School Music). - Mae A. Norton, 1913-1914 (Secretary of the School of Music). |
Carl V. Lachmund continued to take a limited number of students at the University, although he now directed the Lachmund Conservatory in Portland. He returned to the campus four times during each term. Avis Benton also joined the staff at Lachmund Conservatory and returned to the University campus 14 times during the semester to teach piano students. |
| 1912-1913 (School of Music) |
| Carl V. Lachmund became Acting Director of the School of Music this year. He served in this capacity for one year before opening his own private music school in Portland. He commuted from Portland to Eugene the second year to teach piano part time. (Deceased 1928) |
| Joining the staff this year: - Winifred Forbes, 1912-1918 (Violin, Orchestra). - Avis Benton, 1912-1914 (Piano). |
Lesson fees: 1 lesson a week $18-$25 (1/2 hour), $35-$45 (1 hour); 2 lessons a week $35-$45 (1/2 hour), $70-$90 (1 hour) |
| Other charges: No tuition at the University of Oregon; Incidental fee $10 a year; Student Body fee $8 a year; Men's dorm $10 a year; Women's dorm $7.50-$15 a year; Board $3.50 a week |
| 1911-1912 (School of Music) |
| Mary Goodbar Morgan became the Acting Director of the School of Music. On the staff since 1908, she also taught Piano and Theory. |
| Those who joined the staff of the School
of Music this year were: - David B. Campbell, 1911-1913 (Piano). - Lila C. Prosser, 1911-1912 (Voice). |
Summer courses were offered for teachers and supervisors of public school music and students of music |
| Preparatory courses were listed in the catalog with this notation: "Preparatory courses in Voice, Piano, Flute, Violin and Wind Instruments are offered from the beginning of music study for the benefit of those who have had comparatively little or no work." |
| Oregon's Boola Band continued under the direction of student cornetist, Maurice Hyde, who organized weekly practices. The small group sponsored several dances to raise money for music. They performed at pep rallies and athletic events. |
| 1910-1911 (School of Music) |
| An additional department, Theory, was set up in the School of Music. |
| A new faculty member was added to teach Theory, Harmony and Piano: Ethel Rowland, 1910-1911 |
Public School Music continued to be offered by the College of Education. The music courses were taught by the School of Music. |
| The catalog listed the following music ensembles: University Glee and Mandolin Clubs (combined) directed by I. M. Glen; Girls Glee Club directed by Eva Stinson; University Band (under student direction); University Choral Society directed by I. M. Glen |
| School of Music enrollment: 209 (by class enrollment, so some duplication) |
| 1908-1909 (School of Music) |
| New staff members included: - Mary Goodbar Morgan, 1908-1912 (Piano & Theory). - Grace E. Campbell, 1908-1909 (Voice) - Ethel Evans, 1908-1912 (Piano). - Nell G. Murphy, 1908-1915 (Piano). |
| This was the first time that the University Band was mentioned in the catalog. Known as Oregon's Boola Band, it included 12-15 musically inclined students and townspeople who got together for a few practices, then played for home football games and rallies. No director was mentioned. It is quite likely that they had no director or that it was student-directed. |
Public School Music was offered for the first time. A 4-year curriculum was listed on page 188 of the catalog under the School of Education. |
| Three departments, Piano, Violin, and Voice, were set up in the School of Music |
| 1907-1908 (School of Music) |
| Staff included: - Irving M. Glen (Dean, Glee Club, Mandolin Club). - Stephanie Schuecker, 1907-1908 (Piano, Theory). - Katherine Ward Pope, 1907-1908 (Voice). - LeRoy Gessner, 1907-1909 (Violin). - Velda Quackenbush (Piano). - Ina Watkins (Piano). - Alberta Campbell, 1907-1914 (Piano and Instructor in English department). |
| Resources were found to return department chair's salaries to $2000 a year. |
Enrollment: 162 (by class enrollment,
so some duplication) |
| 1906-1907 (School of Music) |
| The salaries of all department chairs were reduced from $2000 a year to $1600. |
| New members of the faculty: - Velda Quackenbush, 1906-1908 (Piano). - Ina Watkins, 1906-1920 (Piano). |
Professor Glen's teaching load consisted
of the following: |
| 1905-1906 (School of Music) |
| Enrollment: 105 (by class enrollment, so
some duplication) Piano (62); Voice (29); Theory/Harmony (10); Small Instruments (7) |
| Lloyd Bellman, 1905-1906 joined the staff for one year. |
| 1904-1905 (School of Music) |
| Two piano instructors joined the staff: - Ella E. McAlister, 1904-1907 - Abby Whiteside, 1904-1907. University of South Dakota (B.M.) 1900. |
| 1903-1904 (School of Music) |
| Music facilities continued to be located in the university dormitory. |
| Irving M. Glen directed the Eugene Oratorio Society and the University Glee Club. Eva Stinson directed the Treble Clef singers. |
The staff now numbered five instructors: |
| Enrollment: 93 (by class enrollment, so some duplication). |
| 1902-1903 (School of Music) |
| Irving M. Glen, Professor of Early English Literature, became the new Dean of the School of Music. Glen graduated from the California School of Elocution and Oratory in 1889. In 1890, he graduated from the California State Normal School in San Jose, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Elwood Conservatory of Music that same year. He began teaching at the University of Oregon in 1894 in the English Department, and received his Master of Arts degree from the University of Oregon in 1897. Glen began singing with the University Glee Club when it was organized in 1897, becoming in 1901 the Glee Club's second director. |
| Glen's salary as professor of English and Oratory was $1600 a year. Upon assuming the additional position as Dean of the School of Music, his salary was raised $400 to $2000 a year. |
Enrollment: 116 (by class enrollment, so some duplication) |
| The Eugene Oratorio Society of 160 voices performed Gounod's Redemption and Elijah. |
| 1901-1902 (School of Music) |
| Irving M. Glen, Professor of Early English Literature and baritone soloist with the University Glee Club, assumed the leadership of the Glee Club. |
| The Treble Clef, organized in 1900, continued to be directed by W. G. Nash and Marguerite Hansen. The all-women group limited its enrollment to 16 voices, as did the Men's Glee Club. |
Other organizations sponsored by the Department of Music and open to the community consisted of The Ladies Musical Club and the Eugene Oratorio Society. |
| 1900-1901 (School of Music) |
On February 2, 1900, Frank Strong, President
of the University of Oregon, gave his annual Report of the
President to the Board of Regents. Among his statements appeared
the following:
Because no formal motion was made to approve or disprove President Strong's recommendation during this year or any of the following years, it has been assumed that these changes were considered to be put into effect by administrative edict beginning with the Fall 1900 semester. However, it is interesting to note that some of the University publications continued to refer to the new School of Music as the Department of Music for several years thereafter. To add to the confusion, the following excerpt from the History of the University printed in each of the Catalogs from 1923 through 1977 is as follows: "The School of Music was organized in 1902, although a department of music has been instituted before that time." After 1977 no further mention of the history of the School of Music was made in the catalogs until recently. With no explanation, the historic date reappeared in the annual catalog as being 1900. |
| The Glee Club, consisting of male voices, toured Southern Oregon. The Treble Clef, the equivalent of a girls' glee club, of 16 members rehearsed once weekly under the direction of Miss Rita Hansen and W. G. Nash. |
| The Bachelor of Music degree was offered for the first time. |
| At the Board of Regents' meeting on February 6, 1900, the following appeared: "It is moved and approved that $250 be appropriated for the maintenance of the Musical Department." |
Facilities were located in the south entrance of the university dormitory. The piano room had two pianos, and the singing room in the north entrance of the dormitory had one piano. The music library was in the Director's office, and included most of the standard works for piano, and the operas of Wagner and Puccini, Groves Dictionary, and the latest books on music by such authors as Henderson and Krehbiel. |
| 1899-1900 (Department of Music) | |
| Enrollment: 36 | |
| Marguerite Hansen (Voice, Sight Singing) and Mrs. W. L. Delano (Organ) joined the staff, replacing Mrs. Brooks. W. G. Nash continued as Director of the Department of Music and teacher of Piano, Music History, and Harmony. | |
| Organizations included the Eugene Oratorio Society and the Ladies' Musical Club. The latter featured piano performances of standard orchestra works to acquaint students with music masterpieces. These performances were interspersed with solos and duets, both instrumental and vocal. | |
| The Glee Club gave concerts in larger cities of Eastern Oregon and Washington, concluding its tour in Portland. | |
| 1898-1899 (Department of Music) |
| The Eugene Oratorio Society performed Haydn's Creation with 100 voices and an orchestra of 22. W. G. Nash directed. |
| 1897-1898 (Department of Music) |
| The faculty was composed of Wallis Gifford Nash, Director of the Department of Music and Mrs. R. C. Brooks, Assistant Instructor in Voice. Mrs. Brooks has studied with Professor J. L. Frank at Tabor College, Iowa, and William L. Whitney at the New England Conservatory of Music. |
| The University of Oregon Glee Club was organized with 7 charter members. It was directed byWallis Gifford Nash. Later, the Glee Club grew to its permanent size of 16 male members and gave a concert during the Christmas holidays with Nash at the piano and Irving M. Glen, baritone, as soloist. Glen later became Dean of the School of Music (1902). |
| The Eugene Oratorio Society performed Rossini's Stabat Mater with Wallis Gifford Nash conducting. Concerts were held in Villard Hall. Soloists were R. C. Brooks, soprano; Irving M. Glen, bass; Mr. E. D. Resler, tenor; and Miss Katherine Glen, contralto. The Society meets once a week in the Baptist church. |
| 1896-1897 (Department of Music) |
| The Eugene Oratorio Society, organized in 1896 and composed of students and townspeople, met once a week in the Baptist Church. Wallis Gifford Nash was the director. They performed Stainer's Daughter of Jairus in Villard Hall with a Chorus of 50 and an orchestra of 10. |
| 1895-1896 (Department of Music) |
| Wallis Gifford Nash became the new Director of the Department of Music and Professor of Piano, History of Music, Harmony, and Glee Club. He had studied piano in Leipzig, Germany for three years with Carl Beving and Martin Krause. He then studied with Julian Pascal in London. |
| Piano lessons were $1 per lesson. Singing lessons were $8 for 12 lessons. |
| 1894-1895 (Conservatory of Music) |
| Music enrollment was listed at 58 students (no duplication). Louise Sawyers-Linn and Elizabeth Sawyers resigned in the Spring of 1895. |
| 1893-1894 (Conservatory of Music) |
| Enrollment in classes at the Conservatory had reached 81, which included some duplication of students who took more than one class. The total University enrollment was 343. |
| R. P. Baker was added to the staff for one year. |
| 1891-1892 (Conservatory of Music) |
| Miss Tarbet did not return this year. Two teachers replaced her, Louise Sawyers-Linn, who studied at the New England Conservatory of Music was assigned to teach Piano. Elizabeth Sawyers, Bachelor of Music degree from Otto Bendix College, was assigned to teach the new courses of violin and guitar. |
| Eleven men were enrolled in the Conservatory. Five appear to be young boys (not of college age) in the first year of Sight Singing. The rest were women. |
| Enrollment by classes: Piano (32); Voice (30); Organ (9); Harmony (6); Violin & Guitar (7); Sight Singing (5) |
| 1890-1891 (Conservatory of Music) |
| Miss E. H. Tarbet is added to the Conservatory
of Music staff and helps Mary
E. McCornack with the teaching. Class enrollments are listed
below, some students taking more than one class. Piano (43); Voice (33); Organ (13); Harmony (3); Sight Singing (7) |
| All the above students were from Eugene, except for 4 from Ashland, 2 each from Medford and The Dalles, and one each from McMinnville, Portland, Shedd, Springfield, Echo, Phoenix, and Dayton (Washington) |
| Three choruses were organized and met once a week: Ladies Chorus (20); Juvenile Chorus (16); Junior Chorus (composed of members of the Junior Class of the University) |
| Recitals were held in Rhinehart's Hall. Miss McCornack's lessons were held in her home at 7th and Lincoln Streets where three of her rooms were used for teaching and practicing. In her home were one Ivers and Pond square piano, one Decker & Sons upright piano, and one reed organ. |
| Classes were held in rooms in the Horn Block on Willamette Street where Miss Tarbot gave her lessons. In these rooms were one Ivers and Pond parlor grand piano and one pedal organ. The rooms were open for practice from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| The music room in Villard Hall on campus was used for chorus rehearsals and student practice, and was open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| 1888-1889 (Conservatory of Music) |
| Miss Mary E. McCornack assumes the position of Director of Conservatory of Music. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the New England Conservatory of Music, and will teach Pianoforte, Organ, Voice Culture, Harmony, and Theory. She will be the only teacher in the department until joined by a second teacher in 1890. 36 music students were enrolled in the 1888-1889 school year. |
| 1887-1888 | |
| Enrollment: 30 piano students and 6 organ students | |
| University Catalog: Classes in Music History and Biography will be started from time to time. Monthly or periodical recitals will be given in the music rooms in the university by the pupils and faculty. | |
| 1886-1887 |
| University Catalog 1886: "Things forbidden to students: to enter a brewery or saloon; to drink any intoxicating liquor while in attendance at the University or in any way to or from same, except on the prescription of a physician; to use a tobacco in any form while in the buildings or on campus; to carry concealed weapons; to use profane or indecent language; to attend skating rinks, public dances, and dancing clubs at any time during a session of the University; to stand or sit around the doors, or make any disturbing noise in the halls of the University buildings; to remain in rooms later than 11 o'clock at night at social gatherings composed in whole or part of students of the University; no one shall write, or mark, or turn down a leaf, in any book from the library. |
| Music graduation requirements: Piano study (4 year's course) Organ study (3 year's course) Both complete a 1-year course in Harmony. Examinations are required to pass from one year to the next. (Course of instruction is listed in the 1886-1887 catalog on page 5) |
| Enrollment: (3 men and 45 women) 42 piano students and 6 organ students |
| 1885-1886 |
| Board of Regents minutes: "At a meeting of the Board of Regents in March 1886, the Chair of Music was established and Professor Coolidge elected to it. At present, the branches taught are Piano, Organ, and Harmony. It is expected in the near future to have a lady from the East who understands thoroughly the art of voice culture, to take charge of the vocal department, and if the needs are adequate, a professor of violin and other stringed instruments will be added to the faculty." |
| D. W. Coolidge, Professor of Music, Piano, Organ, and Harmony began the one-person department in 1886 with 31 piano students and 2 organ students (2 men and 29 women). |
| Tuition was $8 per 10-week term for 20 lessons in classes of 4; or $13 per 10-week term for 20 private lessons. |
| Salaries: Coolidge received 95% of the students' tuition fee; the University retained 10%. This formula was maintained for many years for all music faculty. No salaries were paid by the University to the faculty until the formula was changed in the 1930s. The Department chairs began to receive a salary in 1902 when I. M. Glen was paid $400 per year to serve as Dean of the School of Music. This was in addition to his annual $1600 salary as an English professor. |
| 1876 |
| The University of Oregon opened for instruction with a faculty of four men and one woman. At that time the city population of Eugene City was 1800. The University consisted of one building — Deady Hall which was constructed so solidly that founders joked that is was guaranteed for 1,000 years barring accidents. It was built in the center of an 8-acre wheat field on a slight elevation 1/2 mile from the center of town. |
| DEANS OF THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC | |
| 2002- | C. Brad Foley |
| 1992-2002 | Anne Dhu McLucas |
| 1990-92 | Gary M. Martin, acting |
| 1986-90 | Bernard J. Dobroski |
| 1975-86 | Morrette L. Rider |
| 1975 | Royce Saltzman, acting |
| 1970-75 | Robert M. Trotter |
| 1969-70 | Edmund A. Cykler, acting |
| 1963-69 | Robert M. Trotter |
| 1962-63 | Max D. Risinger, acting |
| 1939-62 | Theodore Kratt |
| 1917-39 | John J. Landsbury |
| 1913-17 | Ralph Haine Lyman |
| 1912-13 | Carl V. Lachmund |
| 1911-12 | Mary Goodbar Morgan |
| 1902-11 | Irving Mackay Glen |
| 1896-02 | Wallis Gifford Nash |
| 1888-95 | Mary E. McCornack |
| 1886-88 | D. W. Coolidge |
| DISTINGUISHED ALUM AWARDS Given annually and presented at commencement. The award is given in honor of continued service to the school, honor to the school, and service to the community. |
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| 2011 | Mira Frohnmayer Mary Seereiter, Dance |
| 2010 | Doree Jarboe Timothy Ryan, Dance |
| 2009 | Richard Benedum Ann Rodiger , MS Dance |
| 2008 | Larry Gookin Barbara Sellers-Young, Dance |
| 2007 | Ray Miller, Dance Edgardo Simone |
| 2006 | Terry Kuhn Dianne Markham, Dance |
| 2005 | Julie Anne McCornack Sadie Tiffany Mills, Dance |
| 2004 | Barry McNabb, Dance Richard M. Smith |
| 2003 | Allan Eugene Aitken |
| 2002 | Richard Fuller |
| 2001 | Charlotte Plummer Owen |
| 2000 | Janet Towner, Dance |
| 1999 | David Schrader |
| 1998 | Jon Appleton |
| 1997 | Lynn Sjolund |
| 1996 | Doug Orme |
| 1995 | Jerold Ottley |
| 1994 | Gene Slayter |
| 1993 | MarAbel Frohnmayer |
