MC 89: JOHN HUGGLER COLLECTION, 1928-1993, bulk: 1953-1987

Series

Identifier: MC 89

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

John Huggler was the composer-in-residence at the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1964-1965. These papers consist of handwritten notations, full scores, and orchestrations of music he wrote from 1953-1987.

Dates

1928-1993
Majority of material found within 1953-1987

Biographical / Historical

John Huggler, (b. 1928, d. 1993) is an American composer who was born in Rochester, New York. He attended the Eastman School of Music, majoring in both music history and clarinet and then graduated in 1950. He started composing at this time and was primarily self-taught.

From 1964-1965, during Erich Leinsdorf's tenure as BSO’s music director (1962-1969), Huggler was awarded two Guggenheim Fellowships and started as composer-in-residence of the Boston Symphony Orchestra while enrolled as a master’s student at Concordia University. The Boston Symphony Orchestra has performed several of Huggler’s scores, including such pieces as Sculptures, Op. 39, Music in Two Parts, Op. 63 Music in Two Parts, Op. 64, Quintet for Brass Instruments, and an Outdoor Piece for Tanglewood.

Thereafter, from 1965-1991 he served on the music faculty of the newly formed University of Massachusetts at Boston, and continued his career in education across a few universities, including Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Brandeis University.

Extent

12 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: German

From the Collection: Japanese

Additional Description

Abstract

The John Huggler Collection contains the scores and orchestral parts written by John Huggler, composer-in-residence of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, 1964–1965, during Erich Leinsdorf's tenure as BSO’s music director (1962-1969). Some materials are not complete.