THE CONDUCTOR One cannot mention the modern symphonic band without linking the name of William D. Revelli to its history, development and advancement. For more than 35 years, Dr. Revelli has played a foremost role in the band movement in America, first as a conductor of the Hobart, Indiana National Championship High School Band, and later as Conductor of Bands at The University of Michigan. further in the annually serves interests as Perhaps of developing clinician, adjudicator bands and no other figure in the band world has traveled and their advisor music to bands than has everywhere Dr. Revelli who in America and abroad. In 1961, Dr. Revelli and The University of Michigan Symphony Band, under the sponsorship of the United States Department of State, traveled to the Soviet Union, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Jordan, Cyprus, Lebanon, Romania and Poland on a 15 week, 30,000 mile concert tour where they received the acclaim of audiences, musicians and critics everywhere. Professional honors have been bestowed upon him by leading educational institutions across the nation. In recognition of his distinguished musical achievements, he has been granted the honorary degree of Doctor of Music by the Chicago Musical College, the honorary Doctor of Laws Degree by Oklahoma City University, and the honorary Doctor of Public Service Degree by Western State College. In 1961, the University of Michigan recognized his outstanding service to the University by presenting him its Faculty Award for Distinguished Achievement. His colleagues too have recognized and honored his distinctive talents and abilities. He is founder and Honorary Life President of the College Band Directors National Association; Past President of the American Bandmasters Association; Honorary Life Grand President of Kappa Kappa Psi; and first conductor to be elected to the Academy of Wind and Percussion Arts. Dr. Revelli is chairman of the Conducting Workshop Committee of the College Band Directors | National | Association; member of the Advisory Board of the “Music Journal”; member of the Advisory Board of the “Instrumentalist” magazine; Editor of the “Michigan Band Series”; member of the Academic Music Panel for the United States State Department; member of Alpha Kappa Lambda; Phi Mu Alpha and a host of other musical societies. In 1969 the A~erican School Band Directors Association honored Dr. Revelli by awarding him the Edwin Franko Gold™an Award for outstanding service to bands. No band director’s comments in the field of adjudication are respected more highly than are those of Dr. Revelli, who possesses that unique and valuable faculty of being able to place his finger directly on a band’s strengths and weaknesses. Because of this keen faculty, musicians everywhere seek his advice and counsel. In addition to his distinguished achievements in all areas of the Band World, Dr. Revelli is still active in the promotion of music for youth and his interest in school music is as keen as it was in the days when he was the director of the famed Hobart High School Band. The Wind Instrument Department and the Bands at The University of Michigan have undergone a constant artistic growth under his guidance since he was appointed their head in 1935. Certainly bands everywhere owe much to Dr. William D. Revelli for the leadership, vision, ideals, imagination, inspiration and standards of excellence he has brought to them during his lifetime. THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SYMPHONY BAND The University of Michigan Symphony Band under the direction of William D. Revelli, has been acclaimed by audiences at home and abroad as one of the world’s finest concert bands. This is the band which was selected by our State Department as the first band ever to represent the United States in the ae oe Soviet Union and the Near East as a part of our Cultural Exchange Egypt, Program. Lebanon, Traveling throughout the U.S.S.R., and in Jordan, Cyprus, Turkey, Greece, Romania and Poland, the Michigan Symphony Band elicited the highest praise for its performances from critics, composers, musicians and audiences everywhere. The University of Michigan Symphony Band also was the first major university band to concertize extensively throughout the United States each year. Repeated appearances have been made in such famous halls as Carnegie Hall, Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, Boston Symphony Hall, The Philadelphia Academy of Music, Bushnell Auditorium in Hartford, Connecticut, McCormick Hall, Chicago, and the Shrine Auditorium in Detroit, Michigan. In addition, the band has appeared before the Music Educators National Conference in Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, Indianapolis and Detroit, The American Bandmasters Association, The College Band Directors National Association, as well as many other important musical events. The University of Michigan Symphony Band is the major concert unit of the Michigan Bands and is open to all qualified students enrolled at Michigan. HE my De i Ba RET oie en ae eee i ORT age te a