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Ohio Wesleyan University.
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George Howard
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A native of Reamstown, Pennsylvania, Howard became a student of Patrick Conway at the Ithaca Conservatory of Music and played clarinet in Conway"s professional band. In 1942, Howard was commissioned into the Army Specialist Corps, and in 1947 Howard"s reputation as a conductor led to his commission as leader of the newly formed Air Force Band. Howard was elected President of the American Bandmasters Association in 1956, and became an Honorary Life Member in 1984.
He served as Honorary Life President from 1986 until his death in 1995.
The John Philip Sousa Foundation awards the Colonel George South. Howard Citation of Musical Excellence for Military Concert Bands in Colonel Howard"s memory and the Air Force Band"s annual young artists competition is named in his memory.
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He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in music education and taught at the Ohio Wesleyan University (where he became a member of Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity), Mansfield University and later at Penn State University.
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