H. Robert Reynolds

H. Robert Reynolds
H. Robert Reynolds
Born	Harrah Robert Reynolds; April 10, 1934; Canton, Ohio
Other names	Bob Reynolds, H Bob
Education	University of Michigan, School of Music, Theatre & Dance
Occupation(s)	Conductor; Composer of contemporary classical music
Years active	c. 1965 - present

H. Robert Reynolds is an American musician, conductor and academic. He is currently the principal conductor of the Wind Ensemble at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California,^[2] where he holds the H. Robert Reynolds Professorship in Wind Conducting.

Career

His appointment at the University of Southern California followed his retirement, after 26 years, from the School of Music of the

Detroit Symphony

.

H. Robert Reynolds has conducted in

Gyorgy Ligeti, Darius Milhaud, Gunther Schuller

, and many others for his interpretive conducting of their compositions.

Reynolds has been awarded an honorary doctorate from

University of Wisconsin

, prior to his tenure at the University of Michigan.

Robert Reynolds currently spends his summers conducting the Young Artists Wind Ensemble at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. This program works closely with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Tanglewood Music Center. The group includes young musicians from all across North America, and consistently performs the music at the highest difficulty to the highest quality. He shares this responsibility with David Martins, director of Wind Ensembles at Boston University.

Awards and recognition

Professor Reynolds is past president of the College Band Directors' National Association and the Big Ten Band Directors' Association. He has received the highest national awards from

American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) and in 2001 received a national award from this organization for his contributions to contemporary American music. He received the Citation of Merit from the Music Alumni Association of the University of Michigan for his contributions to the many students he has influenced during his career and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Michigan Band Alumni Association. He is also an Honorary Life Member of the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association

.

Many of his former students now hold major conducting positions at leading conservatories and universities, and several have been National Presidents of the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA).

References

^ https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1085&context=music_orchestra
^ "H. Robert Reynolds". Faculty Profiles. USC Thornton School of Music. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
^ "University loses renowned conductor Reynolds". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
^ "AWAPA Recipient Biographies". National Band Association. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.

External links

[1] ttps://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1085&context=music_orchestra

[2] "H. Robert Reynolds". Faculty Profiles. USC Thornton School of Music. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.

[3] "University loses renowned conductor Reynolds". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 12 February 2012.

[4] "AWAPA Recipient Biographies". National Band Association. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.

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