Shepherd School of MusicRecords 1950-2001

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Shepherd School of MusicRecords 1950-2001

The collection containsmuch of the history of the Shepherd School of Music including information onthe Shepherd family and foundation, as well as departmental correspondence,news clippings, music reviews, brochures, concert calendars, announcements, andinvitations, including those for the dedication of the school and the new AlicePratt Brown Hall. The bulk of the collection is comprised ofprograms.

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Shepherd family (Houston, Tex.)

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Shepherd Foundation.

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Shepherd School of Music

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The Shepherd School of Music was formally opened at Rice University in 1975. It was funded by an endowment of approximately $8 million from Sallie Shepherd Perkins in honor of her grandfather, Benjamin A. Shepherd. She wanted to establish a music school of the highest excellence. The first Dean of the School was Samuel Jones, a distinguished American conductor and composer. School began in the fall with a gifted freshman class of 23 students, a faculty of 16 both full an...

Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall.

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Rice University - Shepherd School of Music - history.

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