Frederick Fennell
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Frederick Fennell /fəˈnɛl/ (July 2, 1914 – December 7, 2004) was an American conductor and one of the primary figures which promoted the Eastman Wind Ensemble as a performing group. He was also influential as a band pedagogue, and greatly affected the field of music education in the US and abroad. In Fennell's New York Times obituary, colleague Jerry F. Junkin was quoted as saying "He was arguably the most famous band conductor since John Philip Sousa."[1]
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Born | (1914-07-02)July 2, 1914 Cleveland, Ohio |
Died | December 7, 2004(2004-12-07) (aged 90) Siesta Key, Florida |
Occupation(s) | Conductor |
Instrument(s) | Drums |
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