Willard Franklin Warch (June 6, 1909 – October 12, 2002)[1] was an American classical cellist and music theorist from Chicago.[2] He was schoolmaster at Punahou School in Honolulu, first cello with the Honolulu Symphony and a Professor of Music and Theory at Oberlin College for 30 years.
Willard Warch | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 6, 1909 |
| Died | October 12, 2002 (aged 93) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Oberlin College |
| Occupation(s) | classical cellist, music theorist; U.S. Army Air Corps Band stationed in England |
| Notable work | Our First 100 Years; a brief history of the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music |
Warch was a member of the Oberlin Orchestra cello section from 1927–31 and a student at Oberlin College. In 1931, he graduated, having earned both the B.Mus. and M.Mus. degrees at Oberlin.[3] From 1942–45,[4] Warch served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a member of the Army Air Corps Band stationed in England. He authored five music study textbooks as well as Our First 100 Years; a brief history of the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music.[5]
He died in Oberlin, Ohio in 2002, aged 93.
References
edit- ^ Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007
- ^ Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922
- ^ Oberlin Conservatory Magazine 2003
- ^ U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
- ^ Oberlin College Library - About the Conservatory Library
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