History Sandwiched In
Wisconsin Historical Museum 30 N. Carroll St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
History Sandwiched In: How Charles Henry Mills Made his Mark in Madison
Charles Henry Mills (1873-1937) was an organist, conductor, composer, and educator from Nottingham, England, who came to University of Wisconsin-Madison as a professor of music in 1914 and served as the director of the School of Music from 1914 until his death in 1937. Mills transformed the School of Music during his twenty-three-year term as director, introducing “the Wisconsin plan,” which lead to the University accepting music courses for entrance credit on an equal basis with other academic subjects, and devising a new four-year “Graduate in Music” degree program later renamed Bachelor of Music. Both the Mills Music Library at the University and Mills Hall in the recently renamed Mead Witter School of Music are named in his honor. Tom Caw, Music Public Services Librarian at Mills Music Library, will share materials from the Charles H. Mills Collection in the Wisconsin Music Archives as he recounts how Mills made his mark on Madison.
Event Date Tuesday, November 1
Time 12:15-1 pm
Cost: Suggested donation of $3/person
Venue: Wisconsin Historical Museum, 30 N. Carroll Street, Madison, WI 53703
Phone: 608-264-6555
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