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David Whitwell new article content ... Dr. David Whitwell (b. 1923) is a conductor and writer. He is the author of 127 articles on wind literature including publications in Music and Letters (London), the London Musical Times, the Mozart-Jahrbuch (Salzburg), and 39 books, among which is his 13-volume History and Literature of the Wind Band and Wind Ensemble and an 8-volume series on Aesthetics in Music. In addition to numerous modern editions of early wind band music his original compositions include 5 symphonies. David Whitwell was named as one of six men who have determined the course of American bands during the second half of the 20th century, in the definitive history, The Twentieth Century American Wind Band (Meredith Music). He is one of nine men described by Paula A. Crider in The Conductor’s Legacy (Chicago: GIA, 2010) as ‘the legendary conductors’ of the 20th century.

Education

• B.M. ("with Distinction"), The University of Michigan, 1959
• Ph.D. (Musicology, Dissertation: "The Early Symphonies of Mozart") Catholic University of America, 1963
• Post-Graduate work The University of Vienna with post-graduate study in Conducting with Hans Swarowsky, Akademie für Musik, Vienna, 1968-1969, and Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra.

Employment

• 1957-1959: First Horn and Soloist, University of Michigan Band, University of Michigan Orchestra, and University of Michigan Choral Union Orchestra.
• 1958: Associate First Horn, American Wind Symphony, Pittsburgh.
• 1959-1963: Associate First Horn, United States Air Force Band and Orchestra, Washington, D.C.
• 1963-1967: Director of Bands, The University of Montana
• 1967-1968: Residence in Philadelphia; conducting study with Eugene Ormandy, Professional editing, Theodore Presser (Bryn Mawr). Guest Professor, Temple University. Guest Professor, Settlement Music School, Philadelphia.
• 1968-1969: Residence in Vienna; conducting study with Hans Swarowsky at the Akademie für Musik. Professional conducting engagements in Czechoslovakia; official guest, International Music Festival, Brno. Professional editing, Universal Edition, Vienna.
• 1969-2005: Professor of Music; Director of Bands; Conductor of the Wind Ensemble, California State University, Northridge (Los Angeles).
• 2003: Adjunct Professor, Claremont graduate University
• 2005: Conductor, Austin Civic Wind Ensemble
• 2008: Engaged by Oxford University Press to contribute contemporary biographies for a forthcoming new edition of the Grove Dictionary of Music.

Awards and Honors

• 2011 American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers Award
• 2010 Citation of Excellence, National Band Association
• 2010 American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers Award
• 2009 American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers Award
• 2008 Elected to Who’s Who in America
• 2008 American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers Award
• 2007 Elected Fellow, National Band Association, Academy of Wind and Percussion Arts and honorary life member.
• 2007 American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers Award
• 2006 American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers Award
• 2005 American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers Award
• 2004 American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers Award
• 2003 American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers Award
• 2002 American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers Award
• 2001 American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers Award
• 2000 Recipient, Distinguished Alumnus Award, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
• 2000 Elected Professor Emeritus by the Faculty Senate, California State University, Northridge.
• 2000 Honored by the CBDNA in a special ceremony in Reno, NV, for "his many contributions to the profession."
• 1999 Recipient, Outstanding Teaching Award
• 1999 American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers Award
• 1999 Elected Chair, World Conductor Training Committee, WASBE
• 1998 Recipient, Outstanding Teaching Award
• 1998 American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers Award
• 1997 Elected to the Board of Directors of WASBE, a member of U.N.E.S.C.O., in ballots from more than 50 countries.
• 1997 Awarded the Goldiege Verdienstmedaille [Gold Medal for Service] by the Austrian National Band Association.
• 1997 Elected to International Directory of Distinguished Leadership (American Biographical Institute)
• 1997 American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers Award
• 1996 Recipient, Outstanding Teaching Award
• 1996 American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers Award
• 1995 American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers Award
• 1994 Knighted by the l’Ordre des Chevaliers du Sinaï (A sovereign French order founded in 737 AD. Former members include Richard the Lion-hearted and Napoleon).
• 1994 Elected honorary member, Phi Beta Delta, an honor society of International Scholars.
• 1994 American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers Award
• 1994 School of Arts lecture grant.
• 1993 American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers Award
• 1992 Certificate of Appreciation "for outstanding contributions." Southern California Teachers Association.
• 1992 American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers Award
• 1991 Knighted by His Excellency Francis Andrew Sherry, Count of Achaea, of Scotland. Granted the title, Chevalier, in the Ordo Supremus Militaris Templi Hierosolymitani, in a 24 May 1991, Investiture, which was also commemorated in a proclamation by Tom Bradley, Mayor of Los Angeles. (A sovereign order founded in 1118 AD., now based in Portugal. Former members include Frederick the Great).
• 1991 School of Arts Research Award
• 1991 American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers Award
• 1990 President of the Jury, International Pianoforte Competition, Varallo, Italy
• 1990 President of the Jury, International Composition Competition, Varallo, Italy
• 1990 American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers Award
• 1989 President of the Jury, International Composition Competition, Corciano, Italy
• 1989 Designated a university "National Treasure" by Insight, a California State University, Northridge publication.
• 1989 Gold medal of the city of Kerkrade, The Netherlands.
• 1989 Civic Coat of Arms in stained glass, presented by the City of Zell, West Germany.
• 1989 Civic Coat of Arms in metal, presented by the City of Ettelbruck, Luxembourg.
• 1989 Statue of Liberty, presented by the City of Brescia, Italy.
• 1989 Dean's Research Award
• 1988 Awarded a CSUN "Meritorious Performance Award,"
• 1988 Dean's Research Award
• 1986 Awarded a CSUN "Meritorious Performance Award," [This award existed only in 1985-1989]
• 1984 CSUN Research Award
• 1984 Sculpture, presented by the City of Kofu, Japan.
• 1984 Ceramic wine cups, presented by the City of Utsunomiya, Japan.
• 1983 Commercial recording (TR Label) of Reale, "Dies Irae," judged "Record of the Year" (Village Voice).
• 1982 CSUN Research Award
• 1981 Silver Medal of the City of Wangen, West Germany
• 1978 Favorite Faculty Award, Kappa Kappa Gamma, CSUN
• 1978 Inscribed stained glass, presented by the city of Lucerene, Switzerland.
• 1978 Bronze art work, presented by the Tilburg Conservatory of Music, The Netherlands.
• 1978 Bronze art work, presented by the City of Swansea, Wales.
• 1977 A.A. Harding Award, by the CBDNA
• 1977 Proclamation of Commendation for the talents of the “prominent guest conductors, Dr. Karel Husa and Dr. David Whitwell.” The Honorable George R. Ariyoski, Governor of Hawaii
• 1977 "Certificate of Appreciation," MENC ("in recognition of and gratitude for outstanding leadership, for unselfish dedication to the advancement of music education, ....")
• 1975 Designated "One of the Top Ten Music Directors in the United States," by the The School Musician Magazine (August-September)
• 1975 International Who's Who in Music.
• 1975 Commendation, Los Angeles Bicentennial Committee
• 1965 One of four "distinguished professors" featured in University of Montana Alumni Magazine.
• 1964 Honorary Membership, Kappa Kappa Psi.

Compositions

• Lyric Symphony (Los Angeles: Winds, 1987).
• Sinfonia da Requiem (Los Angeles: Winds, 1988).
• Hamlet Symphony (Los Angeles: Winds, 1989).
• A Symphony of Songs (Los Angeles: Winds, 1990).
• Sinfonia Italia (Los Angeles: Winds, 1991)
• Songs of the West (manuscript, 1991)
• Commencement Fanfare (manuscript, 1990)
• Piano Trio, 1991
• Saxophone Concerto, with Band, 1995
• Jübilaum, for band, 1997

Journal Articles

• The College Band: Can It Escape Its Heritage?
• Mozart's 'Spurious' Wind Octets
• The Emergence of a New Band Literature

External links

• example.com
• Official website of Dr. David Whitwell

2007 Arizona State University Doctoral Dissertation, German Gonzalez, David Elbert Whitwell (b. 1937) His Life and Career in the Band World Through 1977.

• 2010 David Whitwell is one of nine men described by Paula A. Crider in The Conductor's Legacy CChicago: GIA, 2010) as "the legendary conductors" of the 20th century.