Tuba Virtuoso Harvey Phillips to Be Inducted into American Classical Music Hall of Fame June 28 in CCM Ceremony

An internationally renowned brass musician, once called “the best known tuba player in the world,” will receive one of classical music’s highest honors in a ceremony at CCM.

The American Classical Music Hall of Fame (ACMHF), located in Cincinnati, Ohio, is proud to welcome Harvey G. Phillips, tuba virtuoso, educator and advocate, as a member of its 2007-08 class of honorees. The induction ceremony will take place Saturday, June 28, 2008, at Corbett Auditorium on the campus of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). Fellow members of this year’s class (who have been inducted at separate ceremonies) include Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Donald Martino (composer) and the Cleveland Orchestra.

“Harvey G. Phillips was nominated to receive this award by the members of the American Classical Music Hall of Fame’s National Artistic Directorate,” said Ruth Meyer, the ACMHF’s executive director. “This appointed body is chaired by Professor Samuel Adler, who is a member of the faculty of The Juilliard School and among the Hall of Fame’s founders. This committee recommended Phillips for his outstanding musicianship and longtime service to his field, and the Board of Trustees of the ACMHF acclaimed his induction.”

Phillips, 77, will be the first brass musician to be inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame’s prestigious fraternity of musical greats. Previous inductees have included such legendary artists as Marian Anderson (soprano), Leonard Bernstein (composer/conductor), Aaron Copland (composer/conductor), George Gershwin (composer), Dave Brubeck (jazz pianist/composer), James Levine (conductor), Frederica Von Stade (mezzo-soprano), John Williams (composer/conductor), Andre Previn (composer/conductor) and many more.

Phillips’ induction ceremony is one of the concluding events of the International Tuba Euphonium Conference, which will be held at CCM June 24–28. Over 700 tuba and euphonium artists and enthusiasts from around the world will convene on CCM’s campus for a week of master classes and concerts by some of the world’s most renowned brass musicians and performing ensembles.

The American Classical Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony will feature performances by Indiana University professor Daniel Perantoni (tuba), University of North Texas professor Brian Bowman (euphonium), and the Armed Forces Tuba Euphonium Ensemble conducted by Tennessee Tech University professor R. Winston Morris.

Admission to the ceremony is $100, with proceeds benefiting the American Classical Music Hall of Fame. Seating is very limited and tickets must be ordered in advance—please call 513-621-3263 to order tickets, or visit www.americanclassicalmusic.org for more information.
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EVENT DETAILS

American Classical Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Honoring Virtuoso Tuba Musician Harvey Phillips

Date & Time:
Saturday, June 28, 2008, 5:30 p.m.

Location:
Corbett Auditorium, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

Description:
Once called “the best known tuba player in the world,” tuba virtuoso and educator Harvey Phillips will be the first brass player to be inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame. Previous inductees have included Marian Anderson, Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, George Gershwin, Dave Brubeck, James Levine, John Williams, Andre Previn, Yo-Yo Ma, and many more.

Admission:
$100, proceeds benefiting the American Classical Music Hall of Fame. Seating is very limited and tickets must be ordered in advance—please call 513-621-3263 to order.
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About Harvey Phillips
Harvey Phillips has performed as tuba soloist throughout the world. Born in 1929 in rural Missouri, his music career began as a teenager with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Band. From 1950 to 1971, he maintained an enviable freelance career in New York City, performing, recording and broadcasting with famous artists, conductors, bands and orchestras. In 1954, he was a founding member of the New York Brass Quintet. He served as personnel manager for Symphony of the Air, Leopold Stokowski, Igor Stravinsky and Gunther Schuller. He was New England Conservatory Vice President for Financial Affairs (1967–71). In 1971, he was appointed to the Indiana University faculty. For ten years (1986–96), he served as executive editor of The Instrumentalist magazine.

He has structured and hosted many international conferences and festivals in the United States, Europe and Japan. He was judge for the CIEM First International Solo Tuba Competition (1991), Geneva, Switzerland.

His honors include: Principal Tuba, Circus Hall of Fame Band (selected by Merle Evans); Kappa Kappa Psi Distinguished Service to Music Medal (1979); Association of Concert Bands “first” Mentor Ideal Award (1994); Sousa Foundation Sudler Medal of the Order of Merit award (1995); National Band Association Academy of Wind and Percussion Arts Award (1995); United Musical Instruments Lifetime Achievement Award (1996); American Bandmasters Association Edwin Franco Goldman Award (1996); Rafael Mendez Brass Institute Lifetime Achievement Award (1997); Colonial Euphonium-Tuba Institute Development of Musical Artistry & Opportunities Award (1997); Phi Mu Alpha Orpheus Award (1997); and others. Harvey Phillips Day has been celebrated by the New England Conservatory (1971) and by his hometown Bi-Centennial Celebration, Marionville, Missouri (1976). In 1985 the Governor of Missouri declared a Harvey Phillips Weekend. He holds an Honorary Doctor of Music (1971) from the New England Conservatory, and an Honorary Doctor of Humanities (1987) from the University of Missouri.

He is founder and president of the Harvey Phillips Foundation, Inc., which administers OCTUBAFEST, TUBACHRISTMAS, TUBASANTAS, TUBACOMPANY and TUBAJAZZ. In May 1994, he retired from Indiana University with the title of Distinguished Professor Emeritus. He continues to serve as a consultant in the arts and to brass instrument manufacturers. He maintains a busy international schedule of concerts, lectures and clinics. He resides with his wife Carol at TUBARANCH in Bloomington, Indiana.

About the American Classical Music Hall of Fame
The American Classical Music Hall of Fame is a nonprofit organization devoted to celebrating the exceptional individuals and institutions of the past and present who have provided the foundation of America’s rich classical music history. The organization was founded in 1996 by Cincinnati businessman and civic leader David Klingshirn and inducted its first class of honorees in 1998. The American Classical Music Hall of Fame is housed at Cincinnati’s historic Memorial Hall.