Education
Osborne studied at the New England Conservatory in Boston (Massachusetts) and majored in trumpet and composition. He completed further study at Northwestern University in (Evanston (Illinois).
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Osborne studied at the New England Conservatory in Boston (Massachusetts) and majored in trumpet and composition. He completed further study at Northwestern University in (Evanston (Illinois).
His compositions ranged from marches to opera. As an author Osborne primarily composed children"s books, but also published in journals and worked on musical compositions while he also worked as a professional trumpet player and music educator. As a composer, he wrote mostly works for band and choirs, as well as chamber and ensemble music
In Center Moriches he served as director of music education for the Center Moriches school system and organized and led an outdoor summer music concert series.
He has done field work with New York archaeology teams, served as curator at the Museum Manor of Saint George. During World World War II he was a trumpet player in the United States Army Band.
Later he was a trumpet player in the Boston Symphony Orchestra when Arthur Fiedler conducted the orchestra. Musical compositions Doctor
Osborne was an honorary member of the Music Educators National Conference ( National Association for Music Education ).