Lamont School of Music
Biography
University of Denver, Lamont School of Music was founded in 1924 by voice teacher Florence Lamont Hinman, the Lamont School of Music began as a private proprietary school in downtown Denver. Under Ms. Hinman's direction, the Lamont School of Music flourished, becoming an important cultural fixture in Denver's arts scene throughout the 1920s and 30s. In 1941, the school merged with the University of Denver and remained under Ms. Hinman's direction until her retirement in 1952. Roger Dexter Fee, one of Ms. Hinman's vocal proteges, was named the school's second director.
Despite its separation from DU's main campus for many years, the Lamont School of Music persevered, and was poised for expansion and development. Both followed with the appointment of the school's fifth director, F. Joseph Docksey. In 1988, the Lamont School of Music's enrollment totaled 116 music majors at both the graduate and undergraduate levels; by 2001, enrollment jumped to 256; and by 2007, the school had reached its strategic enrollment cap of 300 music majors. Students and faculty moved into the state-of-the-art Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts in 2002. In February 2005, the Lamont School of Music was recognized by the city of Denver with the Mayor's Award for Excellence in the Arts. 2011 marked the appointment of Lamont's sixth director, Nancy Cochran.
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Integration of Lamont School of Music with DU Department of Music in 1941.
Sources
Card Catalog-Academic Units; Board of Trustees Minutes – Volume N: page 322-323.
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Mary Reed purchases Brown-Blayley Mansion at 909 Grant for $20,240, as well as $7,760 in improvements, for use by the Lamont School of Music in 1941.
Sources
Breck, From the Rockies to the World, 1997, 133.
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University of Denver purchases the Lamont School of Music in August 1941.
Sources
Breck, From the Rockies to the World, 1997, 133.
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School of Music becomes known as Lamont School of Music in 1942.
Sources
Card Catalog- Academic Units.
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Presenting two advanced music students in a recital at the Student Union (November 27, 1957).
Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:
Music School Symphony, circa 1976
Contact sheet of frames reflecting the Music School Symphony's Centennial Symphony at the University of Denver, circa 1976.
Musical School Symphony, circa 1976
Photographic image of musicians (from the combined Denver and University of Denver orchestras) looking at sheet music while a musical director instructs them from behind at the University of Denver, circa 1976.The orchestra was preparing for the Centennial Symphony.
Olietta Moore for Colorado Reflections
Olietta Moore, born and raised in Colorado, reminisces on her childhood growing up in the Barnum neighborhood, opening of the Colfax Viaduct, and riding the Barnum streetcar. Discusses writing music, attending the University of Denver at the Lamont School of Music, and entertaining soldiers after World War I. Moore reflects on the creation of the Cosmopolitan Club, fighting against segregation, and the Klu Klux Klan in Denver. Briefly mentions her work as a hard rock miner.
Student Musicians Performing Outdoors, 1976 June
Photographic image of three student musicians performing outdoors on the University of Denver campus in June, 1976. Left to right: a violin player, a flute player standing in a long dress, and seated cello player also in a long dress.
University of Denver Dunklee Hall, 1985
Exterior view of Dunklee Hall residence hall on the Park Hill Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Houston Fine Arts Building, between 1982-1986
Black and white contact sheets with various interior and exterior views of the Houston Fine Arts Center on the Park Hill Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Houston Fine Arts Center, between 1975-1985
Exterior view of Houston Fine Arts Center of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Lamont Benefit Concert, 1996
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers student orchestra performs for the Lamont Benefit Concert.
University of Denver Lamont School of Music, between 1941-1985
Exterior view of the Lamont School of Music building at 909 Grant Street on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado, which was home to the school from 1941 to 1985.
University of Denver Lamont School of Music, between 1985-2002
Exterior view of the Houston Fine Arts Center on the Park Hill Campus of the University of Denver, home of the Lamont School of Music from 1985 to 2004.