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Sawhill, Clarence E.

 Person

Biography

As a teacher/conductor, Clarence Sawhill shaped the lives of numerous teachers and musicians through his forty-one years of service. He was able to produce successful public school and university bands and orchestras in Kansas, Illinois, and California. He was also able, through his large number of guest clinic appearances, to influence hundreds of musicians and teachers throughout the United States and in several foreign countries. His abilities as a teacher of bands and orchestras made him one of the most emulated educators of the twentieth century. This, along with his sense of musical mission work, led Sawhill to become influential in the field of music education.

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

15th season, NHSB - Part 5 of 6, 1942-08-23

 Item
Identifier: 43825000113174
Keywords

National Music Camp, National High School Band, 1942

Dates: 1942-08-23

29th Season, 53rd program, Intermediate Band & Chorus, 1956-07-07

 Item
Identifier: 43825000000199
Keywords

National Music Camp, High School Band, High School Choir Minors, High School Choir Majors, 1955

Dates: 1956-07-07

30th season, ASHSB, 1957

 Item
Identifier: 43825000047380
Keywords

National Music Camp, All-State High School Band, 1957, John Philip Sousa, Claude Debussy, Manuel de Falla, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Don Gillis, William E. Rhodes, Frank Erickson, Leonard Lebow, Harry Zimmerman, Jean Sibelius, Ernesto Cavallini, Howard Hanson

Dates: 1957

30th season, U of M ASHSB, 1957

 Item
Identifier: 43825000049816
Keywords

The University of Michigan All-State High School Band, National Music Camp, 1957, Sousa, Debussy, de Falla, Vaughan Williams, Gillis, Erickson, Lebow, Zimmerman, Sibelius, Cavallini, Hanson

Dates: 1957

42nd season, HS Concert Band, 1969-08-07

 Item
Identifier: 43825000005628
Keywords

National Music Camp, 1969, High School Concert Band, Haydn, Riley, Starer, Gates, Hovhaness, Holst, Sousa, Fennell

Dates: 1969-08-07

Clarence Sawhill Photos

 Sub-Series
Scope and Contents note From the Fonds: Photography has always been important to the National Music Camp, and photos exist from the earliest years of the Camp. Beginning in circa 1944, a concerted effort was made each year to fully document camp life. A professional photographer was on site throughout the season, taking high quality, usually staged, photographs. These consisted of group shots of each of the camper cabins, and numerous individual shots of campers and instructors. These photos were developed on-site in the campus...
Dates: 2018-07-27

Educating the Gifted Youth, Tape of Talk by Clarence Sawhill Professor of Music, U.C.L.A., unknown

 Item
Identifier: 43825000035963
Keywords

Educating the Gifted Youth, Tape of Talk, Clarence Sawhill, Professor of Music, U.C.L.A., National Music Camp

Dates: unknown

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