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Biography
Lewis Van Haney graduated from the Eastman
School of Music in 1942. He performed with the
United States Army Band and was a member of the
renowned New York Philharmonic trombone section of
the 1940s and 1950s. In 1963, he began a
twenty-five year career at the Indiana University
School of Music where he influenced a countless
number of students, many of whom became famous
trombone performers and educators. Van Haney's
activities also included editing the trombone
parts for Beethoven, Brahms and other composers;
serving as a clinician for several musical
instrument companies; and contributing to the
design of several standard trombone models.
Lewis Van Haney was honored several times by
the ITA including his receipt of the second ITA
Award in 1973. Shortly after his death in 1991,
Tom Ervin, past president and member of the Board,
proposed that a scholarship in Van Haney's name be
created.
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