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Steve Tittle
John Stephen Tittle (20 May 1935 – 25 September 2024) was a Canadian composer and music educator. Biography Tittle was born in Willard, Ohio on 20 May 1935. He studied composition at Kent State University with Harold Miles (composer), Harold Miles, John White (American composer), John White and Fred Coulter, and at University of Wisconsin–Madison with Hilmar Luckhardt, Robert Crane (composer), Robert Crane and Burt Levy. He was a school music teacher 1962-65 in Ohio, and his early performance experience was as a trumpet player in US Navy bands (including the USS Iowa BB-61 ship's band) and in ensembles in Ohio and Wisconsin. In 1970 he joined the faculty of Dalhousie University, where until 1994 he was associate professor of composition and theory. Founder and co-designer of the Dalhousie Experimental-Electronic Sound Studio, he also inaugurated an improvisation ensemble, Murphy's Law ensemble, which has evolved into the new music ensemble. He was a 1971 charter member, se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willard, Ohio
Willard is a city in southwestern Huron County, Ohio, United States, approximately southwest of Norwalk. The population was 6,197 at the 2020 census. History The original name of Willard was Chicago, named for the junction of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's line to Sandusky (the Sandusky, Mansfield and Newark Railroad) and the branch west to Chicago (the Baltimore and Ohio and Chicago Railroad). Later the Akron and Chicago Junction Railroad was built east from the junction, providing a more direct route between the Northeastern United States and Chicago. With the name "Chicago", passengers would mistake the community for Chicago, Illinois, so they changed the name to Chicago Junction, however, the word "junction" did not fit on boards at the time so it did not fix the problem. In 1917, to finally rectify the confusion, the town changed its name to Willard, after the then president of the B&O, Daniel Willard. Willard officially became a city in the year of 1960 Geograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
