Farewell Himie Voxman

[Gandalfe]

Himie Voxman, who studied to be a scientist but instead became renowned for his clarinetist’s contributions to music education, pedagogy and wind instrument repertoire, has died.

Voxman, who enjoyed a long career at the University of Iowa as a student then a full-time faculty member before achieving professor emeritus status, died Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. He was 99.

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[pete]

I've got a lot of his instruction books. He'll be missed.

 

[SOTSDO]

Names like Himie's and the wonderfully monikered Nilo Harvey will live on long after their time on the planet. Can't think of a better memorial for either of them than method books that will be used for the next sixty years.

 

[Groovekiller]

Nilo Hovey

 

[SOTSDO]

See...

...I've already forgotten him.

Actually, I mostly recalled his first name...

 

[pete]

 

[tictactux]

Yes, fond memories...I still play from that book from time to time...