Eastman School of Music - Score Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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Frederick Fennell, Conductor William Clemons, Librarian Edward K. Mellon, Faculty Advisor The University of Rochester Band was organized by Frederick Fennell in the fall of 1933 as a marching band to play for the University football games. This was the limit of that year's activity. The marching band met again in the fall of 1934 and at the close of the football season there was felt a need for the continua- tion of the band as a concert organization. The University of Rochester Band then took on symphonic proportions and gave its first concert in January of 1935. Doctor Howard Hanson heard the concert and his enthusiasm for the band as a musical unit made possible a second concert in Kilbourn Hall. In the fall of 1935 the Symphony' Band was adopted as a credit course at the Eastman School of Music with Mr. Edward K. Mellon as faculty advisor. As a regular course the band has grown in size and quality. The purpose of organizing the Symphonic Band was an answer to the need and desire of raising the band from its depth musically to a concert organization of recognized merit and to create a stimulus for composition for the band. The band has broadcast twice over the National Broadcasting Company network on school programs and has given two concerts this year, one at Strong Auditorium and the other in Kilbourn Hall. Inf uunvfnsnv UF nucnfsnn SYMPHUNYBANU 86

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Gustave Tinlot, First Violinist Millard Taylor, Second Violinist Samuel Belov, Violist Paul Kefer, 'Cellist The Kilbourn Quartet was one of the earliest organizations to be founded in connection with the Eastman School of Music. During the fifteen years of its existence, several changes in personnel have taken place. Of the original group brought together by Arthur Hartman under the patronage of George Eastman, only one, Samuel Belov, remains as a member. Other members of the original group were: Gerald Maas, 'Cellist, and Gerald Kunz, second violinist. Paul Kefer assumed the position of 'Cellist in 1924 at the death of Joseph Press. In 1926 Gustave Tinlot succeeded Vladimir Resnikoff as first violinist, and in 1935 Millard Taylor was appointed second violinist to succeed Alexander Leventon. The Quartet was subsidized by Mr. Eastman from the time of its founding until his decease in 1932. Since then it has been under the sponsorship of the Eastman School of Music. Included on this year's programs were compositions by Haydn, Mozart, Afanasief, Brahms, and Tailleferre. KILBUUHN UUAHTET

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