ROBERT E. FOSTER Professor of Music School of Music, University of Kansas, Lawrence KS 66045 785-864-3326 [email protected]
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ROBERT E. FOSTER Professor of Music School of Music, University of Kansas, Lawrence KS 66045 785-864-3326 [email protected] PERSONAL INFORMATION Date of Birth - January 21, 1939 Place of Birth - Raymondville, Texas Spouse's Name - Becky Cox Foster Children - Becky Egan, Rob Foster, Jr., Randy Foster EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Band and orchestra director – O. Henry Junior High School, Austin, Texas, 1961-62 Trumpet player – Austin Symphony, Ezra Rachlin, conductor (5 seasons) Band, orchestra, jazz band instructor - Lamar Senior High School, Houston, Texas, 1962-64 Trumpet player – Houston Symphony (alternate), 1962-64 Trumpet player – Houston Grand Opera (alternate), 1962-64 Assistant Director of Bands, trumpet professor – University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1963-64 Associate Director of Bands – University of Florida, 1964-71 Director of Bands – University of Kansas, 1971-2002 Grew the program from a concert band and a marching band, to a program involving over 600 students in three concert bands; a wind ensemble; two basketball bands; three jazz ensembles, the top one emerging as one of the major college jazz ensembles in the nation; and a nationally-recognized marching band Conductor of top wind groups and chair of the Division of Bands Established and chaired doctoral programs in wind band conducting Has conducted or adjudicated in 37 states, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Singapore and throughout Europe His former students hold playing positions in bands and orchestras across America, and hold conducting and teaching positions at every level of education as well as in professional groups. “Fanfare Celebration for a New Era” by Robert E. Foster was commissioned on the occasion of the sixteenth KU Chancellor Robert E. Hemenway's inauguration on February 11, 1996 Educational Consultant – Wingert-Jones Music Publications, 1987-present Professor of Music and Assistant Chair, Department of Music & Dance, University of Kansas, 2002 Professor of Music, School of Music, University of Kansas, 2009-present EDUCATION High school diploma - Bishop High School, Bishop, Texas, 1957 Studied trumpet with Armando Ghitalla, Boston, Massachusetts, 1960 Bachelor of Music (Music Education major) – University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1962 elected president of Symphonic Band, Frank Elsass, conductor elected president of Longhorn Band, Vincent R. DiNino, conductor studied band arranging with J. Clifton Williams, orchestration with Kent Kennan elected to membership in the elite men’s honorary group, the Texas Cowboys Master of Education - University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 1964 HONORS & AWARDS Cornet player – Texas Music Educators Association All-State Bands, 1951-1957 Solo cornet – MENC Golden Jubilee National Concert Band, St. Louis, Missouri, 1956 Higher Education Service Award – Students of the University of Kansas, 1975 Elected to membership – American Bandmasters Association, 1975 Citation of Excellence – National Band Association, 1980 KU Symphonic Band under Robert E. Foster selected to perform at six MENC National Conventions, more than any other group under the same conductor: Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1979 Miami Beach, Florida, 1980 Chicago, Illinois, 1984 Indianapolis, Indiana, 1988 New Orleans, Louisiana, 1992 Kansas City, Missouri, 1996 KU Symphonic Band under Robert E. Foster selected to perform at five College Band Directors National Association Conferences: Regional: Manhattan, Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Fayetteville, Akansas National: Kansas City, Missouri, 1991 Austin, Texas, 1999 KU Symphonic Band under Robert E. Foster selected to perform at four American Bandmasters Association Conventions: Kansas City, Missouri, 1983 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1986 Lawrence, Kansas, 1995 Wichita, Kansas, 2002 Honored in article:“Ten Outstanding Music Educators in the Nation,” School Musician magazine, 1983 Bandmaster of the Year – Kansas Bandmasters Association, 1988 KU Marching Band under Robert E. Foster: Sudler Trophy, John Philip Sousa Foundation, 1989 KU Marching Band listed as one of the top ten college marching bands by Sports Illustrated, 1994 Distinguished Service to Music Award – Kappa Kappa Psi, 2001 Hall of Fame for Distinguished Conductors – National Band Association, Troy, Alabama, 2006 Award of Distinction – Women Band Director International, 2007 ASCAPLUS Award Recipient – American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, 2009 Granted by an independent panel and based upon the unique prestige value of each writer's catalog of original compositions and recent performances in areas not surveyed by the Society Outstanding Bandmaster Award – International Phi Beta Mu, 2010 Hall of Fame - Kansas Music Educators Association, 2010 Jean Ney, KMEA vice president and educator in Kansas City, Kansas: “His positive influence on the musical landscape of Kansas, the nation and the world has been truly amazing." Distinguished Member, National Arts Associate – Sigma Alpha Iota, 2010 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Member: CBDNA – Concert Band Directors National Association (since 1971) ABA – American Bandmasters Association, elected to membership 1975 NBA – National Band Association KBA – Kansas Bandmasters Association (since its inception) MENC – National Association of Music Educators KMEA – Kansas Music Educators Association TBA - Texas Bandmasters Association WASBE – World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles John Philip Sousa Foundation Board of Directors of the John Philip Sousa Foundation Legion of Honor Committee of the John Philip Sousa Foundation Board of Advisers of the Association of Concert Bands Phi Beta Mu Phi Mu Alpha Life member: National Band Association Concert Band Directors National Association Past member: Selection Committee for the American Bandmasters Association /Ostwald Competition Contest International Jury of the Sudler International Wind Band Composition Contest Past president, chairman of the board of directors: American Bandmasters Association, 1992 National Band Association Past president: Southwest Division of the College Band Directors National Association Big Twelve Conference Band Directors Association Past vice-president, American Bandmasters Association, 1990 Past member of board of directors: College Band Directors National Association, American Bandmasters Association, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1993 National Band Association, Kansas Bandmasters Association, John Philip Sousa Foundation Past chairman: North American Band Directors Coordinating Committee Honorary member and former district governor, Kappa Kappa Psi/Tau Beta Sigma Current vice-president, John Philip Sousa Foundation INTERESTS Composing, arranging and editing music for concerts bands Conductor, musical director of award-winning Lawrence City Band, Lawrence, Kansas, 1992-present Parade Committee Chair, Sesquicentennial Commission, Lawrence, Kansas: organizer of September 18, 2004 parade Actively involved in the promotion and performances of music by John Philip Sousa Co-founder of the state-wide John Philip Sousa Kansas Junior Honors Band Research into the music and performances of John Philip Sousa and his band have led to a remarkably successful career as a presenter and conductor of “Sousa Concerts.” Robert E. Foster's “Sousa concerts” have been a spectacular success, playing to large, enthusiastic audiences. Appearances as Sousa: Sousa Birthday Concert, Lied Center of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 2004 Nebraska Wind Symphony, Omaha, Nebraska, 2005 Sousa on the Strip, National Band Association's National Community Band, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2006 Sousa at St. Joseph's: The Music of John Philip Sousa, Modesto, California, 2007 A Sousa Spectacular, Leavenworth, Kansas, 2008 SOUSA! - Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri, 2009 PUBLICATIONS Over two-hundred published musical compositions and arrangements for bands or band instruments Editor – “Authenticated Fillmore Editions” of band works by Henry Fillmore, Carl Fischer, Inc. Band Adviser, MENC Adviser Column – Teaching Music magazine, 1995-2001 Member of Advisory Board – The Instrumentalist magazine Guest Editor, “Sousa Sesquicentennial Issue,” November, 2004 – The Instrumentalist magazine BOOKS Multiple-Option Marching Band Techniques by Robert E. Foster, Alfred Publishing Company, first edition 1975, 1978, revised 1991, and Japanese edition; “best-selling marching band text” Championship Auxiliary Units, Kraig Cowles, Robert Duffer, Robert E. Foster, Jay A. Wanamaker, Alfred Publishing Company, ISBN 10 0882840940, ISBN 13 9780882840949, 1979 Practical hints on playing the trumpet/cornet / by Robert E. Foster in collaboration with James D. Ployhar, copyright #PA0000188567, 1983 My First Arban: Horn in F, compiled & edited by Robert E. Foster, Carl Fischer Inc., 2001 My First Arban: Trombone/Baritone Horn, compiled & ed. by Robert E. Foster, Carl Fischer Inc., 2001 My First Arban:Tuba, compiled & edited by Robert E. Foster, Carl Fischer Inc., 2001 My First Arban: Trumpet, book 1, compiled & edited by Robert E. Foster, Carl Fischer Inc., 2001 My First Arban: Trumpet, book 2, compiled and edited by Robert E. Foster, Carl Fischer Inc., 2008 SOUND RECORDINGS The Sound Spectrum of J.J. Richards, original works and arrangements; Golden Crest Records 1977 University of Kansas Symphonic Band; Robert E. Foster, conductor; Fight Songs from the Heart of America; University of Kansas Marching Golden Crest Records 1977 Band, Robert E. Foster, director The Compositions of Vincent Persichetti; University of Kansas SR0000009846 1978 Symphonic Band, Robert E. Foster, director; Golden Crest Records University