1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 19, 2012 Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge

In memoriam Himie Voxman (1912-2011)

l urJ~~.! DIVISION OF PERFORMING ARTS OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES Voxmancgek6JCattcm May 19, 2012, 1 p.m. IOWA MEMORIAL UNION Main Lounge

PROGRAM

Introduction David Gier, director, School of Music

Welcome Vince Nelson, president & CEO, UI Alumni Association

Speakers & Music

Lawrence Mallett (B.M. 1969, D.M.A. 198 1)

Larghetto from Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581 Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Larry Linkin (B.M. 1966), clarinet Alan Huckleberry, piano

Robert Glidden (B.A. 1958, M.A. 1960, Ph.D. 1966)

Allegro from Sonata, op. 3, no. 1 Jean-Marie LECLAIR (1697-1764) Christine Bellomy (B.M. 1992, M.A. 1997, D.M.A. 2004) & Susan Schwaegler, clarinets

Helen Chadima (B.A. 1949, M.A. Dance 1981)

Fantasiestucke, op. 73 Robert SCHUMANN Zart und mit Ausdruck (1810-1856) Lebhaft, leicht Rasch und mit Feuer Charles West (M.F.A. 1973, D.M.A. 1975), clarinet Alan Huckleberry, piano

Eugene Rousseau (Ph.D. 1962) BillVoxman (B.A. Chemistry 1960, M.S. Mathematics 1964, Ph.D. Mathematics 1968) &Jim Voxman )

Reception on the Sunporch to follow All are welcome In Memo ri am HIMIE VOXMAN (1912- 2011)

Himie Voxman, long-time director of The University oflowa School of Music, died November 22, 2011, at the Oaknoll Retirement Residence in Iowa City, Iowa at age 99. Himie was born September 17, 1912 in the coal mining community of Centerville, Iowa, the fourth of the five children of Russian Jewish immigrants Morris and Mollie Tzipanuk Voxman. Himie's distinguished musical career began at the age of thirteen, when he took up the clarinet under the guidance of William Gower, Sr., the Centerville band director. In later years, he studied with Gustave Langenus, former principal clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic.

' ) In 1929, Himie enrolled in The chemical engineering program. During this time, he continued his study of the clarinet, playing in the University band and symphony orchestra and giving private clarinet lessons to pay for his education. In 1933, he received the Bachelor of Science degree with high distinction in Chemical Engineering and then began graduate work in the psychology of music under the direction of the renowned psychology professor Carl E. Seashore. After completing the Master of Arts degree in this area, Himie taught music in the Iowa City public schools, where he met and married Lois Wilcox, an accomplished violinist and string instrument teacher. He also served as principal clarinetist in the Quad City Symphony. Lois preceded Himie in death in 1996.

In 1939, Himie joined the faculty ofThe University ofiowa School of Music and subsequently served as its director from 1954 until his retirement in 1980. While at the University, he taught and mentored hundreds ofstudents, including many who joined the ranks of the nation's outstanding music performers, educators, and administrators. He served as advisor to more than forty doctoral students. Himie remained a colleague and friend of his former students, many of whom have continued to express their deep appreciation for the positive impact he had on their lives, reaching far beyond the realm of music. Among these students is Eugene Rousseau, recognized as one the world's greatest classical saxophonists.

Himie is best known throughout the and Europe for his innumerable music publications, selling millions of volumes in the past sixty years. For decades, his compilations and editions have formed the standard texts for aspiring and advanced wind musicians. His long-term archival research in European libraries has brought to light an extensive, invaluable list of previously unpublished 18th and 19th century wind solo and chamber works, serving as the basis for many of his widely used publications.

One college president noted that no one had more influence on 20th century music pedagogy in this country than did Himie. In 2000, Himie became the first American to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Clarinet Association. It was observed at his induction into the National High School Hall of Fame in 2009 that it would be difficult to find a high-school music program in this country that did not use his method books or other publications. In his address at that ceremony famed (cont. on back)

This program is supported in part by The Elizabeth M. Stanley Performing Arts Endowment. high-school basketball coach Bob Hurley referred to Himie as the "John Wooden of the music world." In fact, Himie continued mentoring students, performing as first clarinetist in the Iowa City Community Band, and playing duets, trios and quartets with his friends, former students, and sons until his late 90s. His last published work was completed when he was 93.

In 1995, The University of Iowa School of Music building was renamed the Voxman Music Building in recognition ofHimie's vast influence in the field of music education.

In addition to various honorary doctorates, Himie received ahost of awards including the American Band­ masters Association's Edwin Frank Goldman Memorial Citation, The University of Iowa's Distinguished Alumni Award for Achievement and an Honorary Doc~or of Humane Letters. He was given an Honorary Life Membership in the Iowa Bandmasters Association and the Distinguished Service Award by the Iowa Music Educators Association. In addition, he has received commendations, awards, and citations from Phi Mu Epsilon, Kappa Kappa Psi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, and Sigma Alpha Iota, and was a member of the Distinguished Engineering Academy.

During his career, Himie served on and held offices in many national professional committees and asso­ ciations, including the National Association of Schools of Music, the Music Educators National Confer­ ence, and the Music Teachers National Association. Himie was widely known throughout the country and Canada as an outstanding contest adjudicator. He also served as a member of the Academic Panel for cultural exchange projects for the United States Department of State.

Himie is survived by his sons Bill and wife Joanne of Moscow, Idaho, and Jim and wife Anne of Madison, Wisconsin, as well as four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

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