Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Mills, Alan W.
Author's Email Address	awmills@yahoo.com
URN	etd-09212010-032524
Title	The Life and Career of James Edwin Croft
Degree	Doctor of Philosophy
Department	Music, College of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Patrick Dunnigan Committee Chair Clifford K. Madsen Committee Member Kevin A. Fenton Committee Member Richard Clary Committee Member Alexander Jiménez University Representative
Keywords	Oshkosh Traer Fennell Ticheli W.A.S.B.E. Tri-State WASBE tri state Prism Festival of Winds Hunsberger watch the conductor stop the band Florida State University University of South Florida Jarrett Paynter C.B.D.N.A. CBDNA
Date of Defense	2010-07-22
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract This study examines both the personal life and professional career of James Edwin Croft, Director of Bands, Emeritus, The Florida State University. Croft established himself as a distinguished conductor and a champion of wind band music throughout a career marked by over fifty years of service to music performance and music education. This is supported by Croft’s ability to establish notable wind band programs both at the public school and university levels, numerous publications authored by and written about him, an abundance of commissioned and premiered works for wind band, extensive national and international invited guest conducting and clinician appearances, and distinctions bestowed upon him by his peers. The purpose of this study is to establish a document that chronicles the life and accomplishments of James Edwin Croft so that future educators may come to better understand his influence on the music education and wind band fields.
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