Finding Aid for Harvey Albert Hermann Music and Papers, 1908-2016 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

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: Alumni, Band Clinics, Band Musicians, Composers, Faculty, Faculty Papers, Illinois Summer Youth Music, Instrumental music, Music - Instruction and study, Music teachers, Publications, Woodwind Instruments

Formats/Genres: Papers, Sheet music, Sound Recordings

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. He married Yasue "Jean" Koiwai in 1957, and they had two children, Yuki Hashimoto and Ted Hermann. In 1959, Hermann returned to the University of Illinois to complete his B.S. and M.S. degrees in music education. 

Hermann served on the University of Illinois Bands' faculty as the Woodwind Assistant to the Director between 1964 and 1994. During this period he founded the University's Clarinet Choir and was closely involved with Illinois Summer Youth Music.  After his first wife died in 1985, he 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. Hermann died in Urbana on August 4, 2017.

Alumni
Band Clinics
Band Musicians
Composers
Faculty
Faculty Papers
Illinois Summer Youth Music
Instrumental music
Music - Instruction and study
Music teachers
Publications
Woodwind Instruments

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