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2021 NBA HALL OF FAME OF DIS TINGUISHED CONDUCTORS C OL. LOWELL E. GRAHAM, JOSEPH HERMANN , & DON WILC OX
C OL. LOWELL E. GRAHAM A native of Greeley, Colorado, Dr. Lowell E. Graham recently retired as the Director of Orchestral Activities and Professor of Conducting at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). From 2002-2014 he served as Chair of the Department of Music. He has held numerous conducting positions including that of the Commander and Conductor of the United States Air Force Band in Washington, DC. As a USAF Colonel, he became the senior ranking musician in the Department of Defense. Graham is a graduate of the University of Northern Colorado where he received both a Bachelor of Arts degree in music education and a Master of Arts degree in performance. He became the first person to be awarded the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in orchestral conducting from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. In March 1995, he was honored with membership
in the prestigious American Bandmasters Association (ABA), the professional association of master conductors and musicians. Membership is considered the highest honor achievable by American bandsmen; it recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of concert bands. In 2018 he served as the 81st President of ABA. In 2014 he was named as the President and CEO of the John Philip Sousa Foundation. Graham is the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the University of Northern Colorado School of Music “Hall of Honor,” the Catholic University of America’s 1998 Alumni Achievement Award in the field of Music, and the Award of Distinction for Contributions to Music Education from the Illinois Music Educators Association. In 2003 he was the recipient of the Phi Beta Mu International Outstanding Bandmaster Award, and in 2008 he was honored by the American School Band Directors Association with the A. Austin Harding Award for “making significant and lasting contributions to the school band movement.” Graham has released recordings on six labels — Naxos, Telarc, Klavier, Mark, Altissimo and Wilson — that have been recognized for both their artistic and sonic excellence. These recordings have been recognized
in Stereophile’s “Records to DieFor” list, The Absolute Sound’s “The Super Disc List,” as well as one having won a Grammy.
JOSEPH HERMANN Joseph Hermann is Director of Bands Emeritus at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee, where he served for 28 years. Under his leadership the Tennessee Tech Bands grew to a level of national prominence, over 25 new pieces were premiered, and the wind and percussion program became an influential force for bands in the Southeast. Graduates of Tech and past members of the TTU Bands are leading educators, performers in the premiere military bands, and orchestras, and composers, arrangers, recording engineers, and music business directors across the nation. Before his appointment at Tennessee Tech in 1989, Hermann Continued on next page
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