Maurice Ervin Faulkner

Background

Faulkner, Maurice Ervin was born on February 2, 1912 in Fort Scott, Kansas, United States. Son of Ervin Phyletus and Minnie Mae (Munday) Faulkner.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Music, Fort Hays State University, 1932. Postgraduate, Interlochen University, 1933. Master of Arts in Music, Teachers College New York City, 1936.

Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1956.

Career

Instructor music public schools, Kansas, 1932-1937. Associate professor instrumental music Columbia University, summers 1934-1940. Assistant professor San Jose (California) State College, 1937-1940.

From assistant professor to associate professor to professor emeritus University of California, Santa Barbara, 1940-1994, also department chairman. Research papers on Bronze Age musical instruments presented BiennialArcheol. Musicology Symposiums, Congress of Traditional Music of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Stockholm, 1984, Hanover, Federal Republic Germany, 1986, Internat.Trumpet Guild Conference, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, summer 1992.

Visiting professor University Texas, summer 1947. Music critic Salzburg (Austria) Festival, 1951-1994 (Reinhardt award 1969, Golden Svc. award 1981), Santa BarbaraStar, 1951-1956, Santa Barbara News-Press, 1956-1982. Research musicologistInst. for Environmental Stress, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1979-1994.

Participant Vienna (Austria) Philharmonic Orchestra Symposium, 1990, International Trumpet Guild Conference, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 1992. Conductor Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra, 1941-1944, All-California High School Symphony Orchestra, 1941-1973, Kern County Honor Band of California. Guest conductor Seoul (Korea) Symphony Orchestra, 1945-1946, officer in charge Seoul National U., 1945-1946.

Music director Santa Barbara Fiesta Bowl Museum Show, 1951-1953. Contributing editor The Instrumentalist, 1964-1986. Contributor articles and criticisms to Museum Courier, Sat.

Review, Christian Science Monitor. Chairman Santa Barbara Mayor's Advisory Committee on Arts, 1966-1969. Lieutenant (junior grade) to Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946.

Membership

Fellow International Institute Arts and Letters (life). Member Music Academy West (president 1949-1954, president emeritus 1954-1994, sustaining director 1985-1994), Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association (honorary life, vice president 1955), American Federation Musicians (honorary life), National Music Educators Conference, International Trumpet Guild, University of California Emeriti Association.

Interests

• World traveling.

Connections

Married Ellen Stradal, May 24, 1934 (divorced 1951); married Suzanne Somerville, October 18, 1958. Children: Katherine Sydney, Barbara Ellen.

Father:

Ervin Phyletus Faulkner

Mother:

Minnie Mae (Munday) Faulkner

Spouse:

Ellen Stradal

Spouse:

Suzanne Somerville

child:

Barbara Ellen Faulkner

child:

Katherine Sydney Faulkner