Foundation News “Fanfare for an Uncommon Man”
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The title above is both the focus of this article and the title of a new work for brass and percussion by Professor John Stevens of the University of Wisconsin- Madison. This work was commissioned by Wisconsin Foundation for School Music to honor the recipient of the foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award being presented to Professor Marvin Rabin on May 21, 2011.
Some years ago, Wisconsin Foundation for School Music established the Lifetime Achievement Award in Music Education to salute and honor Wisconsin natives or residents who have made outstanding contributions to music and music educa- tion throughout their lives. The award is not given every year. To this date, only two people have been honored with this award.
In 2004, Les Paul was selected as the first recipient of the foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He traveled to his home state of Wisconsin to receive the award in person. It was a wonderful cause for celebration. Another such celebration followed in 2007 when Michael Leckrone was selected as the second recipient of this prestigious award. And now there will be three.
The letter informing Professor Rabin of his selection for this award states,
“Throughout your life, you have taught and motivated people to keep music in their hearts and minds. Just as you have dedi- cated yourself to the service of others through music, so have you inspired others to do the same. Your emphasis on the importance of bringing beauty to life through music continues to bring joy to thousands of young musicians through their study of music and participation in orchestras at all levels.”
Marvin Rabin conducts a group of WYSO members in the 1960s.
Marvin J. Rabin is a professor emeritus of music at the University of Wisconsin- Madison where he spent the last half of his illustrious career serving the students and teachers of Wisconsin.
He is a renowned music education peda- gogue, philosophically grounded and known the world over for his influence on music teachers and their students. Ever a consummate student, he continues to study, learn and grow in knowledge as he enters his 95th year.
He was one of the founding fathers of the Youth Orchestra Movement in this coun- try with the creation and development of the Kentucky Youth Symphony in Louis- ville. He was hired by Boston University to breathe life into the nearly defunct
Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orches- tra (GBYSO) and to teach string education at that institution. GBYSO became one of the finest in the country and performed at the White House for President Kennedy. He has since conducted school, all-state and honors orchestras in every state of the union and in some states many times.
Emmett R. Sarig, a UW professor of music extension, was the driving force in secur- ing a position on campus and convincing Rabin that he could carry out his string education plan here in Wisconsin. He arrived in the summer of 1966 and by early fall was conducting the first rehearsal of the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orches- tra (WYSO) – now in it’s 44th season. Internationally recognized, it is a model of success in structure and quality, serving
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