Finding Aid for University Bands Collection, circa 1840-2021 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

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Collection Overview

Title: University Bands Collection, circa 1840-2021

ID: 12/9/93

Primary Creator: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. University Bands

Extent: 113.5 cubic feet

Arrangement: Arranged by type of material.

Date Acquired: 09/16/2004. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Band Department, Brass Instruments, Musical Instrument Collections, Musical Instrument Makers - Europe, Musical Instrument Makers - United States, Woodwind Instruments

Formats/Genres: Papers

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Includes musical instruments, band uniforms, photographs, music, newsclippings, audiovisual recordings, concert programs, and administrative records that document the University of Illinois Bands Department since its creation in 1905. The 1982 Chief Illiniwek Regalia was deaccessioned in 2009. The three boxes of administrative records include band conference and clinic programs, festival adjudications, Illinois commencement programs and band concerts, Marching Illini programs, ISYM programs, and WILL Radio broadcasts that were managed by the Assistant Directors of Bands between 1956 and 1974, including Eldon Oyen who joined the University Bands staff in 1969.

Biographical Note

The University of Illinois Military Band was established in 1870 for the purpose of providing music for functions within the military department of the Illinois Industrial University. From 1868 to 1894, the band was administered by student leaders and from 1895 to 1904 was led by various university faculty members. From 1905-1907, the band was led by Albert Austin Harding, who was an undergraduate in engineering.

In 1907, Harding was named the first director of bands, serving in this role for over forty years (1907-1948) and leading the band to a position of national prominence. Under Harding, the University of Illinois band became the first band to perform at a collegiate baseball game (1906) and a collegiate football game (1907); one of the few collegiate bands to receive a march written by John Philip Sousa (1929); and a laboratory ensemble for many of Harding's mentees, which included William D. Revelli, Frederick Fennell, Clarence Sawhill, Ray Dvorak, and Glen Cliffe Bainum. In 1929, Harding became one of the founding members of the American Bandmasters Association.

In 1932, upon the death of John Philip Sousa, Sousa left his vast library of sheet music and original manuscripts in the care of the University of Illinois Band. In 1955, the Band Department had grown so large that they required a new building to be constructed. In 1958 the Harding Band Building was completed, becoming the first permanent building specifically constructed for a collegiate band program in the country.

Subsequent directors of the Band Department include: Mark H. Hindsley (1948-1970), Harry Begian (1970-1984), James F. Keene (1985-2008), Abel Saldivar Ramirez (2008-2009), Robert Rumbelow (2009-2014), Linda Moorhouse (2014-2015), Stephen Peterson (2015-2022), and Kevin Geraldi (2022- ). The University Band Department also saw the rise of several important assistant directors and directors of the Marching Illini, including: Ray Dvorak, Glen Cliffe Bainum, Clarence Sawhill, Everett Kisinger, Guy Duker, Eldon Oyen, Harvey Herman, Gary E. Smith, Ken Steinsultz, Peter Griffin, Tom Cavena, Roby George, Barry Houser, Jesse Leyva, Elizabeth Peterson, and Kimberly Fleming.

The Band Department is currently a unit of the University of Illinois School of Music, which is in turn a unit of the College of Fine and Applied Arts. Ensembles under the administration of the Band Department include the UI Wind Symphony, two symphonic bands, three concert bands, a British Brass Band, Clarinet Choir, the UI Basketball Band, the Orange & Blues and the Marching Illini.

Subject/Index Terms

Band Department
Brass Instruments
Musical Instrument Collections
Musical Instrument Makers - Europe
Musical Instrument Makers - United States
Woodwind Instruments

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Instruments],
[Series 2: Photographs],
[Series 3: Uniforms],
[Series 4: Ephemera, 1912-2000],
[Series 5: Music],
[Series 6: Pressbooks],
[Series 7: University of Illinois Band Films and Audiovisual Recordings, 1932-2004],
[Series 8: Bound Concert Programs, 1906-1985],
[Series 9: University of Illinois Band Videocassettes, 1979-1999],
[Series 10: Administrative Records, 1956-1974],
[Series 11: Direct Cut Discs, 1937-1956],
[All]

Series 10: Administrative Records, 1956-1974

Box 63

Folder 1: Michi, Richard. "In The Echo of His Music: A Biography of Oreste Michi: Conductor, Clarinetist, Educator, Perfectionst"., 1996
Folder 2: Northern Michigan Band Festival, May 1956
Folder 3: Maine All-State Band, May 1964
Folder 4: Muskegon High School, May 1964
Folder 5: Port Huron Citadel Band, May 1964
Folder 6: Michigan State University, Summer 1964
Folder 7: Royal Oak Community Band, Fall 1964
Folder 8: University of Illinois, Summer Youth Music, 1964
Folder 9: Cleveland Heights High School, Kaarlo, 1964
Folder 10: Port Huron Camp, November 1964
Folder 11: Adjudication and Guest Conducting, 1964-1965
Folder 12: Mid West Music Conference, Ann Arbor, January 15, 1965
Folder 13: Tri-County Band, January 30-31, 1965
Folder 14: Michigan State Fair Band, 1963-1965
Folder 15: Eastern MENC- Buffalo, New York, February 1965
Folder 16: McNeese College Annual Band Clinic (Louisiana), January 8-9, 1965
Folder 17: MENC-Indianapolis, 1965
Folder 18: AFL*CIO Camp at Port Huron, October 1965
Folder 19: Adjudication and Guest Conducting, 1965-1966
Folder 20: New Jersey All State Band, February 25-27, 1966
Folder 21: Wisconsin State University- Superior, Wisconsin, February 12, 1966
Folder 22: Dorian Festival of Luther College- Decorah, Iowa, March 6-7, 1966
Folder 23: American Bandmaster's Convention- Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, March 9-12, 1966
Folder 24: Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Band- Elizabethtown College, PA (David Willoughby), March 25-27, 1966
Folder 25: Joliet TWP. Grade School Band (Chuck Peters- 905 Haldemann Rd, Joliet, 60436), 1966
Folder 26: Massachusetts All-State Band, Fitchburg, March 31-April 2, 1966
Folder 27: Fredonia, August 14-20, 1966
Folder 28: Nebraska All-State Band, November 1966
Folder 29: New York All-State Band, December 1966
Folder 30: N-W National Band Clinic- Moorhead, MN, February 3-4, 1967
Folder 31: Texas All-State Band- Houston, February 9-11, 1967
Folder 32: Virginia Music Festival- Norfolk, VA, March 10-11, 1967
Folder 33: University City High School, St. Louis MO- Guest Conducting, April 3-4, 1967
Folder 34: MENC- North Central Division, Detroit., April 13-16, 1967
Folder 35: Jefferson County Music Festival, Louisville, KY, April 24-25, 1967
Folder 36: Summer Session, 1967
Folder 37: ASBDA Convention- Boulder, CO, August 5-8, 1967
Folder 38: Western Michigan Wind Ensemble, Fall 1967
Folder 39: Mid-West National Band Clinic, 1967
Folder 40: Ann Arbor Mid-Winter Conference, January 17, 1968
Folder 41: Oklahoma All-State Band, January 19-21, 1968
Folder 42: Illinois All-State Band, January 26-27, 1968
Folder 43: Benton Harbor Concert, January 28, 1968
Folder 44: Mid-West Band Festival, Calvin College, February 9, 1968
Folder 45: Lansing Cons. All Star Band, February 17-18, 1968
Folder 46: Fort Hays-Kansas State College, February 23-24, 1968
Folder 47: Denby High Concert- Detroit, March 1, 1968
Folder 48: Clarenceville H.S. Concert, March 8, 1968
Folder 49: London (Ontario) Music Festival, April 1-3, 1968
Folder 50: Bands in Review- Ann Arbor H.S., April 13, 1968
Folder 51: Waterloo (Ontario) Music Festival, April 25-27, 1968
Folder 52: Six Flags Festival- Dallas, TX, May 2-4, 1968
Folder 53: Flint, Southwestern H.S. Concert, May 30, 1968
Folder 54: Pacific Music Camp- Stockton, CA, July 8-14, 1968
Folder 55: University of Illinois- Youth Music, June 23-July 5, 1968
Folder 56: Penn State Univ.- Youth Music, July 23-26, 1968
Folder 57: MSU Youth Music, Summer, 1968
Folder 58: Mid West National Band Clinic, December 18-21, 1968
Folder 59: Engagements, 1968-1969
Folder 60: Long Island, NY, February 8-9, 1969
Folder 61: Buccaneer Music Festival, May 2-3, 1969
Folder 62: Lansing Cons. of Music, February 15-16, 1969
Folder 63: American Bandmasters Association, Elkhart Indiana Convention, March 3-8, 1969
Folder 64: Conducting Symposium Ann Arbor, May 10, 1969
Folder 65: Waukegon Concert, May 16-17, 1969
Folder 66: Southern Illinois Band, May 23-24, 1969
Folder 67: Flint Conducting Symposium, June 16-20, 1969
Folder 68: Blue Lake Music Camp, July 20-26, 1969
Folder 69: High Plains Band Camp, August 4-16, 1969
Folder 70: Symphonic Band Concert- Grosse Pointe, MI, November 23, 1969
Folder 71: North Central Teachers Institute- Elkhart, Indiana, October 24, 1969
Folder 72: Wind Ensemble Concert- Okemos, MI, November 22, 1969
Folder 73: MSU Wind Instrument Clinic, November 22, 1969
Folder 74: Interlochen, January 20-27, 1969
Folder 75: National Band Clinic- Chicago, IL, December 17, 1969
Folder 76: Music Educators- Madison, Wisconsin, January 9, 1970
Folder 77: Symphonic Band Concert- Traverse City, January 30, 1970
Folder 78: Pacific Music Clinic- Stockton, CA, February 7, 1970
Folder 79: Wind Ensemble Concert- Walled Lake, MI, February 12, 1970
Folder 80: CBDNA Conducting Symposium, February 13, 1970
Folder 81: American Bandmasters Convention- Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, February 24-28, 1970
Folder 82: Invitational Band Clinic- Montgomery, WV, March 13-14, 1970
Folder 83: All-State AAA Band- Arizona State University, March 20-21, 1970
Folder 84: State Music Conference- Norfolk, VA, April 2-4, 1970
Folder 85: Wind Ensemble Concert- Niles, MI, April 10, 1970
Folder 86: Wind Ensemble Concert- St. John's Church, April 19, 1970
Folder 87: Symphonic Band Concert- Royal Oak, MI, April 24, 1970
Folder 88: Fox Valley Music Festival- Aurora, IL, April 26-27, 1970
Folder 89: MSBOA Conducting Symposium, May 9, 1970
Folder 90: Col. William Santelmann- Armed Forces Concert, May 12, 1970
Folder 91: Northwest Missouri State College, June 15-19, 1970
Folder 92: Seaway Festival, June 27, 1970
Folder 93: Summer Youth Music- Urbana, IL, June 28-July10, 1970
Folder 94: High Plains Band Camp- Hays, Kansas, August 3-15, 1970
Folder 95: Wheaton Municipal Band, August 19-20, 1970
Folder 96: Ohio State Fair, August 27, 1970
Folder 97: U of I Band Day, October 3, 1970
Folder 98: St. Louis Suburban Mus. Educators, November 16, 1970
Folder 99: Western N.Y. All-State Band, Williamsville., November 20-21, 1970
Folder 100: Cass Band Record for Crest, 1971
Folder 101: South Central Illinois Fest. Band- Shelbyville, IL, December 7, 1970
Folder 102: Pep Band for Basketball Season, 1970-1971
Folder 103: Fantasy on U of I Tunes- James Curnow, 1971
Folder 104: Engagements, 1970-1971
Folder 105: Concert Material (Fest. of Bands), January 7-9, 1971
Folder 106: Revelli Testimonial Banquet, January 15, 1971
Folder 107: District 88 Music Festival- Addison, IL, January 28, 1971
Folder 108: Wheeling H.S. (Irwin Brick, Band Director), January 29, 1971
Folder 109: Clinics, February-March, 1971

Box 64

Folder 1: Allerton Wind Ensemble Conference, February 27, 1971
Folder 2: ABA Convention (Toronto, Canada), March 3-6, 1971
Folder 3: Indiana All-State Band, March 13-14, 1971
Folder 4: 81st Anniversary Concerts, March 26-27, 1971
Folder 5: Twilight Concerts (U of I Campus), Spring 1971 & 1972
Folder 6: Commencement Band, June 19, 1971 & June 10, 1972
Folder 7: Band Personnel, Fall 1971
Folder 8: Band Banquet (Royal Executive Inn, 6:30pm), June 17, 1971
Folder 9: Adjudication: Chicago Public Schools, April 17, 1971
Folder 10: Tri-City Music Festival, May 14-15, 1971
Folder 11: Mid-Atlantic Band Festival, May 21-22, 1971
Folder 12: Tribute to Karl L. King Album (Old Aud., U of I Campus), May 29, 1971
Folder 13: Illinois Summer Youth Music, 1971
Folder 14: Summer Session, 1971
Folder 15: Milk Day Parade- Adjudication (Harvard, IL), June 5, 1971
Folder 16: Evansville College Summer Band, June 25-27, 1971
Folder 17: Smith-Walbridge Camp, August 8-13, 1971
Folder 18: Ohio State Fair Band Contest, 1971
Folder 19: Salvation Army Music Camp (Hubert Rawlin, Brigadier), August 19-29, 1971
Folder 20: Band Dates (Calendar), 1971-1972
Folder 21: T.V. Show for Fall (WILL TV), Fall 1971
Folder 22: Chicago Band Clinic, October 13, 1971, 7-9pm
Folder 23: Engagement Record File, 1971-1972
Folder 24: Buccaneer Music Festival, April 30-May 1, 1971
Folder 25: District #7 IMEA All District Band, Evanston, IL, November 13, 1971
Folder 26: Mid West National Band Clinic, Chicago, IL, December 14-18, 1971
Folder 27: Festival of Con. Band Music, January 7-9, 1972
Folder 28: All Region Band Clinic, Richardson, TX, January 15, 1972
Folder 29: Illinois All-State Band, January 21-22, 1972
Folder 30: Tennessee All-State Band, Knoxville, TN, February 4-6, 1972
Folder 31: Ft. Hays Band Festival, February 11-12, 1972
Folder 32: Effingham High School (Ted Black), February 12-13, 1972
Folder 33: Workshop in Music Education, Evanston, IL, Febrary 14- June 5, 1972
Folder 34: Arkansas All-State Band, February 18-19, 1972
Folder 35: ABA Convention, Arlington, TX, March 1-4, 1972
Folder 36: 82nd Anniversary Concerts, March 10-11, 1972
Folder 37: Henry Fillmore Album (Crest- Old Aud.), May 6, 1972
Folder 38: Circus Band Material, 1971
Folder 39: Great Continental Marches (Crest Records), Spring 1972
Folder 40: Kansas All-State Band, Wichita, Kansas, March 24-25, 1972
Folder 41: Lyman, Dr. H.C. (M.D.) Normal Rotary, March 29, 1972
Folder 42: Colorado All-State Band, April 7-8, 1972
Folder 43: SWMBOA All-Star Band, Kalamazoo, Mich., April 14-15, 1972
Folder 44: Missouri Bandmasters Association Band Festival, Columbia, MO, April 22, 1972
Folder 45: Buccaneer Festival (Cor. Chr.), April 28-29, 1972
Folder 46: Six Flags Over Missouri Band Festival, May 12-13, 1972
Folder 47: Alumni Band, May 20, 1972
Folder 48: Summer Session, 1972
Folder 49: Band Personnel, 1972
Folder 50: West Texas State Band Camp, Canyon, TX, July 16-28, 1972
Folder 51: University of Georgia, Atlanta, GA, October 13, 1972
Folder 52: Alumni Band Homecoming Game, October 21, 1972
Folder 53: Illini Marching Band Festival, October 28, 1972
Folder 54: Fall Band Concert (U of I), November 5, 1972
Folder 55: Band Personnel Second Semester, 1972-1973
Folder 56: Joliet All-City H.S. Band, Joliet, IL, November 16-17, 1972
Folder 57: Clinician/Guest Conductor (Herrin High School Band), December 9, 1972
Folder 58: Engagement Records, 1972-1973
Folder 59: Mid-West National Band Clinic, December 12-16, 1972
Folder 60: CBDNA Convention (U of I), January 10-13, 1973
Folder 61: CBDNA WEEK, January 10-13, 1973
Folder 62: Georgia All-State Jr. H.S. Band, January 19-20, 1973
Folder 63: Meistersinger Honor Band Festival (Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa), January 27-28, 1973
Folder 64: Phillips NW Honor Band Clinic, Enid, Okla., February 9-10, 1973
Folder 65: District #214 (Don Caneva), Arlington Heights, IL, February 16-17, 1973
Folder 66: ABA Convention, Washington, D.C., February 28-March 3, 1973
Folder 67: Sounds of the Illini: Project with Alumni Association, Spring 1973
Folder 68: 83rd Anniversary Concert (U of I), March 30-31, 1973
Folder 69: Harrisburg Tour Concert: Deneen A. Watson & Walt Chunn, April 6, 1973
Folder 70: Twilight Concerts (U of I), May, 1973
Folder 71: Commencement Concert (U of I), June 8, 1973
Folder 72: Commencement & Concert, June 8, 1973
Folder 73: Summer Session, 1973
Folder 74: Ft. Hays State College, Ft. Hays, Kansas, March 3-4, 1973
Folder 75: Granite City Band Festival (G.C. High School), April 14, 1973
Folder 76: Mid-State Band Festival, April 5-6, 1973
Folder 77: Six Flags Over Georgia Band Festival, May 10-12, 1973
Folder 78: National Wind Ensemble Conference (University of Wisconsin, Madison), April 26-29, 1973
Folder 79: Tuba Symposium, Bloomington, Indiana, May 23-24, 1973
Folder 80: IL Summer Youth Music, June 18-29, 1973
Folder 81: National Music Camp, Interlochen, July or August, 1973
Folder 82: Independence Day Band Festival, Salzburg, Austria, July 1-6, 1973
Folder 83: Concert Programs, Fall, 1973
Folder 84: Engagement Record, 1973-1974
Folder 85: Illini Marching Band Festival, October 20, 1973
Folder 86: Fall Concert- Symphonic Bands (Great Hall), October 21, 1973
Folder 87: District #1 Festival (Robert Hindsley), November 10, 1973
Folder 88: Eau Claire, WI, November 30-December 2, 1973
Folder 89: Mid-Winter Concert: Symphonic Bands (Festival Theater), December 8-9, 1973
Folder 90: Herrin High School (Dave Cox, Band Director), December 12, 1973
Folder 91: Mid-West National Band Clinic, 1973
Folder 92: Annual Wind Symposium (Allerton Park, IL), March 2, 1974
Folder 93: 84th Anniversary Concerts (Great Hall, KCPA), March 1-2, 1974
Folder 94: Harrisburg High School, January 5, 1974
Folder 95: New Mexico All-State (Las Cruces, N.M.), January 17-19, 1974
Folder 96: Mattoon High School (Ted Black, Band Director), January 31, 1974

Box 65

Folder 1: Southern Conductor's Conference: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, February 7-9, 1974
Folder 2: Crete-Monee H.S. Concert, February 13, 1974
Folder 3: All-State Class AA Bands: Billings, Montana, March 15-16, 1974
Folder 4: 40th ABA Convention, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 26-30, 1974
Folder 5: Webster Groves H.S.- Webster Groves, MO. Visiting Band., March 28, 1974
Folder 6: Wind Chamber Music: University of Illinois, April 3, 1974
Folder 7: Mid-America Intercollegiate Band- University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, April 5-6, 1974
Folder 8: Visiting Band: University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, April 1974
Folder 9: National Wind Ensemble Conference: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, April 18-20, 1974
Folder 10: Greater Southwest Music Festival, Amarillo, TX, April 25-27, 1974
Folder 11: Waukegan Junior High: Visiting Band, May 1, 1974
Folder 12: Twilight Concerts, May 1 & 8, 1974
Folder 13: Elgin Public Schools: Glenda Bolyard, May 3, 1974
Folder 14: Pleasant Plaines H.S.: Visiting Band, May 15, 1974
Folder 15: Commencement Week, 1974
Folder 16: Summer Session band, June 12- July 6, 1974
Folder 17: Summer Session, 1974
Folder 18: Ft. Hays Kansas State College: High Plains Band Camp, August 4-10, 1974
Folder 19: Engagement Record, 1974-1975
Folder 20: WILL Radio Broadcasts, Re: Band Activities, 1974-1975

Box 66

Folder 1: ABA Concert Program Print Plates, 1958

2 print plates

Folder 2: Schematic Drawing of Honeywell Temperature Control System, June 25, 1958

Folder 3: Tuning Guides, November 11, 1954

Author: Hindsley, Mark A.

Folder 4: Seating Plans for Commencement, November 12, 1962

Folder 5: Music Fish-Graded, 1962

Author: Hindsley

Folder 6: Photo negative of Hindsley, undated

Folder 7: Photographs, undated

Folder 8: Photograph of Hyde Park Band, July 10, 1963

Folder 9: Mechanics of Band Scoring (Plate copies included), 1964

Author: Hindsley, Mark A.

Folder 10: By Thy Rivers Gently Flowing, 1966

Words by: Charles H. Chamberlin

New Verses by: Win Stacke

Music by: Archibald Johnson

Arrangment by: Norman Luboff