Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. FIGURES ix
4. PREFACE xi
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. Chapter One BOLD ISLAND 12
7. Chapter Two NEBRASKA 16
8. Chapter Three EARLY YEARS IN WAHOO AND LINCOLN 25
9. Chapter Four ON THE CHAUTAUQUA CIRCUIT 30
10. Chapter Five STUDYING IN NEW YORK 35
11. Chapter Six STUDYING AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 44
12. Chapter Seven TEACHING AT THE COLLEGE OF THE PACIFIC 50
13. Chapter Eight DEAN OF THE CONSERVATORY 55
14. Chapter Nine PRIX DE ROME 64
15. Chapter Ten AT THE AMERICAN ACADEMY 76
16. Chapter Eleven TRAVELS IN EUROPE AND COMPOSING IN ROME 82
17. Chapter Twelve AN INVITATION FROM ROCHESTER 87
18. Chapter Thirteen BEGINNINGS IN ROCHESTER AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF N.A.S.M. 100
19. Chapter Fourteen JOSEPH MADDY AND THE NATIONAL MUSIC CAMP 108
20. Chapter Fifteen FINDING TIME FOR COMPOSITION 114
21. Chapter Sixteen CONDUCTORS AND ORCHESTRAS 120
22. Chapter Seventeen PROMOTING THE CAUSE OF AMERICAN MUSIC 124
23. Chapter Eighteen RADIO BROADCASTS AND RECORDINGS 132
24. Chapter Nineteen CONCERTS AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 139
25. Chapter Twenty THE LAMENT FOR BEOWULF AND THE FIRST TWO SYMPHONIES 143
26. Chapter Twenty-One RETURN TO ROME 149
27. Chapter Twenty-Two CONDUCTING CONCERTS IN GERMANY 153
28. Chapter Twenty-Three A COMMISSION TO WRITE AN OPERA 157
29. Chapter Twenty-Four THE METROPOLITAN OPERA PRODUCTION OF MERRY MOUNT 161
30. Chapter Twenty-Five SERIOUS CHALLENGES AT THE EASTMAN SCHOOL 175
31. Chapter Twenty-Six THE DEATH OF GEORGE EASTMAN AND RUSH RHEES’S RETIREMENT 181
32. Chapter Twenty-Seven CHAUTAUQUA MEMORIES 187
33. Chapter Twenty-Eight THOUGHTS ON ORCHESTRAL CONDUCTING 194
34. Chapter Twenty-Nine WORKING FOR UNESCO 198
35. Chapter Thirty WORKING WITH UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER PRESIDENTS 204
36. Chapter Thirty-One THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS, AND PUBLISHERS 210
37. Chapter Thirty-Two EXPERIENCES WITH SEVERAL AMERICAN PRESIDENTS 215
38. Chapter Thirty-Three HONORARY DOCTORATES AND OTHER HONORS 221
39. Chapter Thirty-Four EASTMAN SCHOOL STUDENTS 225
40. Chapter Thirty-Five AN AUTHOR AND A LECTURER 229
41. Chapter Thirty-Six AN INVITATION FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT 235
42. Chapter Thirty-Seven THE EASTMAN PHILHARMONIA TOUR (I) 247
43. Chapter Thirty-Eight THE EASTMAN PHILHARMONIA TOUR (II) 252
44. Chapter Thirty-Nine THE EASTMAN PHILHARMONIA TOUR (III) 257
45. Chapter Forty THE EASTMAN PHILHARMONIA TOUR (IV) 263
46. Chapter Forty-One THE EASTMAN PHILHARMONIA TOUR (V) 267
47. Chapter Forty-Two THE EASTMAN PHILHARMONIA TOUR (VI) 272
48. Chapter Forty-Three ENCOUNTERS WITH VARIOUS MUSICIANS 276
49. Chapter Forty-Four COMPOSING DURING THE 1950s 280
50. Chapter Forty-Five REFLECTIONS AT THE END OF A LONG CAREER 288
51. Appendix LETTERS FROM HOWARD HANSON TO HIS PARENTS, (1914–1922) 299
52. INDEX 323