Bassoon Instrumental Workshop, 1962

This image shows members of the double reed class in the Instrumental Workshop playing bassoons outside at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) in August 1962. William Spencer, professor and chairman of the Department of Music at Appalachian State, can be seen standing on the right. Spencer directed the Instrumental Workshop that lasted for two weeks and concluded with lectures, performances, and demonstrations by students who completed the program. Spencer began teaching at Appalachian State in 1951, served as department chairman from 1958 to 1971, and retired in 1986. The value of the bassoons represented in the reed class were estimated at $10,000. This image appears in the August 10, 1962, edition of "The Appalachian" (p. 5).

Faculty

Music Education

Musical Groups

Appalachian State University

Retired Faculty/Staff Biographical Information Files, 2005.009, Box 2, Spencer, William FF59, C11.2.3.2.

University Archives, Appalachian State University

1962-08

News Bureau

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Photographs

English

Image

1960s

Appalachian State Teachers College (N.C.). Department of Music Education

Spencer, William Gilbert, 1921-

Series 4 -- Faculty and Staff. Series 6 -- Colleges, Departments, Offices, and Centers

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