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Hanson (Hanson) Howard (b. 28 X 1896, Wahoo, pc. Nebraska) - American composer, conductor and teacher. Swede by nationality. Ch. Swede. The king. Academy of Music (1938) and Amer. Academy of Arts and Literature (1961). He studied at the Institute of Muses. Art in New York and Northwest University of Evanston. He taught (1916-19) at the Pacific College in San Jose (California), headed the conservatory under him (1919-21). Trained in Rome (1921-23). He was the director of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester (1924-64), among students - Yu. S. Kay, B. Phillips, P. Mennin, W. Bergsma; toured as a conductor with the spirit created by him at this school. band, orchestra and choir in the USA. I toured with symph. orchestra in other countries, including in the USSR (1961-62). He directed the festivals of Amer. music (since 1925), performed as a symph. conductor with major orchestras in the USA and Western countriesEurope (1932). He held a number of senior positions in decomp. musesorganizations (1940-1960). Music X. - romantic, orc. Op.written under the influence of Scandinavian symphonism (X. called "Amer. Sibelius"), Pr. Pulitzer (1944) and others.