Finding Aid for Kenneth R Steinsultz Personal Papers, 1991-2008 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Title: Kenneth R Steinsultz Personal Papers, 1991-2008

ID: 12/9/27

Primary Creator: Steinsultz, Kenneth

Extent: 5.0 cubic feet

Arrangement: This collection is organized in three series: Series 1) Teaching Materials, 1993-2007; Series 2) Band Administration, 1982-2006; and Series 3) Audio Recordings, 2004. Within each series, the material is arranged chronologically.

Date Acquired: 07/18/2008

Subjects: Alumni, American Bandmasters Association, Band Concerts, Bands, Brass Instruments, College Band Directors National Association, Commencement, Concert tours, Course Materials, Faculty, Faculty Papers, Marching Illini, Music, Music Educators National Conference

Formats/Genres: Papers, Sound Recordings

Languages: English

Consists of papers, teaching files, correspondence, travel itineraries, and sound recordings, documenting Kenneth Steinsultz's  work as Assistant to the Director of Bands between 1991 and 2008.

Kenneth Ray Steinsultz was born and raised in Harrisburg, Illinois. He attended Harrisburg High School, playing euphonium and tuba in the band under the direction of Curtis Burklow. Steinsultz attended Quincy University (IL), where he received a bachelors of science in music education. Following this, Steinsultz at Brown County High School in Mount Sterling, IL and Lewistown (IL) High School. He received his master's of music in 1991 and his doctor of musical arts in 2004, both at the University of Illinois. His dissertation was entitled, "Euphonium Soloists and Soloists with the John Philip Sousa Band."

In 1993, while pursuing his DMA, Steinsultz became the Assistant to the Director of Bands. He would hold this position until 2008, when he became the Director of Bands at the University of Evansville (IN). He led the Evansville Bands to performances at the Chicgoland Band Festival, the Indiana Music Educators Conference, and the College Band Directors National Association Conference. Steinsultz has performed on tuba and euphonium with the Quincy (IL) Park Band, Quincy (IL) Symphony Orchestra, Mississippi River Brass Band, Champaign Urbana Symphony, Danville Symphony Orchestra, the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, and many other ensembles.

Alumni
American Bandmasters Association
Band Concerts
Bands
Brass Instruments
College Band Directors National Association
Commencement
Concert tours
Course Materials
Faculty
Faculty Papers
Marching Illini
Music
Music Educators National Conference

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Other Note: Materials from this collection were used in the "Discovering America's Voice Through Arts Preservation in Action" presentation, which was given to the Midwest Archives Conference Chicago, Illinois April 30, 2005