Finding Aid for Robert Morgan Music and Audio Recordings, 1962-1974 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Title: Robert Morgan Music and Audio Recordings, 1962-1974

ID: 26/20/187

Primary Creator: Morgan, Robert (1942-)

Extent: 1.3 cubic feet

Arrangement: Unarranged

Date Acquired: 10/29/2012. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Big bands, Composers, Compositions-Music, Illinois Summer Youth Music, Instrumental music, Jazz, Orchestra, Organs, Powell, Morgan, Summer Youth Music, Woodwind Instruments

Formats/Genres: Audio-Visual Material, Sheet music

Languages: English

Consists of original music compositions and audio recordings of performances of his early chamber, choral, orchestra, concert, and jazz band works while a student at the University of North Texas and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign created between 1962 and 1974. Of note is a film reel of the University of Illinois Jazz Band's performance with John Garvey at the 1970 Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival.

Dr. Robert "Doc" Morgan (1942- ) was raised in Houston, Texas and received his BA in music in 1963 from the University of North Texas. He completed his Masters of Music degree from the University of North Texas in 1965 and a Ph.D. in music from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1974. In 1976 he joined the faculty of the High School for Performing and Visual Arts (HSPV) in Houston, Texas as the Director of Jazz Studies, a position he held until 1999 when he retired. During his tenure at HSPV, he establish the jazz program's national and international reputation, and was inducted into the International Association for Jazz Education Hall of Fame for his accomplishments as one of America's leading jazz educators. He received an Honorary Doctorate of Music from the Berklee College of Music in 1999. In 2014, HSPV began presenting the annual "Doc Fest" in honor of Dr. Morgan, a tradition that has continued through 2024.

Big bands
Composers
Compositions-Music
Illinois Summer Youth Music
Instrumental music
Jazz
Orchestra
Organs
Powell, Morgan
Summer Youth Music
Woodwind Instruments

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Accruals: "Home Movies" 8mm film accessioned July 14, 2014.

Acquisition Source: Robert Morgan

Acquisition Method: Gift

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School of Music Audio Department Sound Recordings - 12/5/64

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