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Title: Harvey Albert Hermann Music and Papers, 1908-2016
ID: 12/9/32
Primary Creator: Hermann, Harvey Albert (1934-2017)
Extent: 9.25 cubic feet
Arrangement: Organized in five series: Series 1: Personal Papers & Records, 1935-2013; Series 2: Clarinet Choir Records, 1964-2016; Series 3: University of Illinois Band & Ensemble Concert Programs & Music, 1908-2016; Series 4: Clarinet and Woodwind Journals, 1950-2011. Series 5: Sound Recordings, 1961-1984.
Date Acquired: 09/19/2017. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Band Musicians, Instrumental music, Music - Instruction and study, Music teachers
Languages: English
Consists of correspondence, programs, audio recordings, academic and performance journals, published music, photographs, performance and lecture notes, business records, and instructional and pedagogical materials documenting Hermann's career as a musician, clarinetist, music educator and private studio teacher, clarinet choir director, and Woodwind Assistant to the University of Illinois Bands' director between 1962 and 2016.
Harvey Albert Hermann (August 26, 1934 - August 4, 2017) was born in Chicago, Illinois. He served in the U.S. Army Band in Japan from 1954-1959. During that time, he held the solo clarinet position in the Far East Headquartes Band for four years and played principal clarinet with the Tokyo ABC and Yokohama Symphony Orchestra. In 1959, Hermann returned to the University of Illinois to complete his B.S. and M.S. degrees in music education. He served on the University of Illinois Bands' faculty as the Woodwind Assistant to the Director between 1964 and 1994, and founded the University's Clarinet Choir. He married Yasue "Jean" Koiwai in 1957, and they had two children, Yuki Hashimoto and Ted Hermann. After his first wife died in 1985 he later married Sandra Lilly in 1989. Throughout his professional career, Hermann was active as a conductor and a prominent music educator and lecturer for regional, national, and international woodwind conferences.
Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Accruals: Sandra Hermann donated two postcards of the Illinois Military Band on January 22, 2021. Sandra Hermann donated the remainder of Harvey Herman's audio recordings (box 10-12) of the University Band and Clarinet Choir on August 9, 2024.
Acquisition Source: Sandra Hermann
Acquisition Method: Gift
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