William E.

Hettrick
Professor of Music
Hofstra University
Education and Degrees
Ph.D. in Musicology, University of Michigan, December, 1968. Dissertation: "The
Thorough-Bass in the Works of Gregor Aichinger (15641628)"
Study at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitt, Munich, Germany, 196667
M.A. in Musicology, University of Michigan, June, 1964. Thesis: "Thomas Simpsons
Opusculum neuwer Pavanen, Galliarden, Couranten, unnd Volten (1610)
B.Mus. in Music Education (with high distinction), University of Michigan, June, 1962

Honors and Awards (A Selection)

Curt Sachs Award of the American Musical Instrument Society, presented at annual
meeting in Colonial Williamsburg, VA, June 2013
National Endowment for the Humanities Travel to Collections Award, 198687
National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute, University of Maryland, June,
1985
Deans Award for Excellence, Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Hofstra University,
1979
National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend, 1971
Fulbright Grant and Graduate Fellowship, Munich, Germany, 196667
Stanley Medal of the School of Music, University of Michigan, 1962
Phi Beta Kappa, 1961
Pi Kappa Lambda, 1960

Publications: Books (Including Large Critical Editions)

Johann Herbeck, Mass in E Minor (Middleton, WI: A-R Editions), under contract, in
preparation.
Johann Herbeck, Pueri concinite: A Christmas Song, A-R Special Publications (Middleton, WI,
A-R Editions), under contract, in press.
Johann Herbeck, Settings of Three Poems by Walther von der Vogelweide for Unaccompanied
Mens Chorus, in preparation.
Johann Herbeck, Selected German Works, Part 3: For Unaccompanied Mixed Chorus, Recent
Researches in the Music of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries, 64 (Middleton, WI: AR Editions, 2014).
Johann Herbeck, Five German Works for Unaccompanied Mens Chorus, A-R Special
Publications, 38 (Middleton, WI: A-R Editions, 2014).
Johann Herbeck, Selected German Works, Part 2: For Mens Chorus and Mixed Chorus with
Accompanying Instruments, Recent Researches in the Music of the Nineteenth and Early
Twentieth Centuries, 58 (Middleton, WI: A-R Editions, 2012).

 Johann Herbeck, Selected German Works for Unaccompanied Mens Chorus, Recent
Researches in the Music of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries, 48 (Middleton, WI: AR Editions, 2008).
The Musica instrumentalis deudsch of Martin Agricola: A Treatise on Musical Instruments,
1529 and 1545, Cambridge Musical Texts and Monographs (Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press, 1994).
Gregor Aichinger, The Vocal Concertos, Recent Researches in the Music of the Baroque Era,
5455 (Madison, WI: A-R Editions, Inc., 1986).
Bernhard Klingenstein, Rosetum Marianum (1604), Recent Researches in the Music of the
Renaissance, 2425 (Madison, WI: A-R Editions, Inc., 1977).
Gregor Aichinger, Cantiones ecclesiasticae (1607), Recent Researches in the Music of the
Baroque Era, 13 (Madison, WI: A-R Editions, Inc., 1972).

Publications: Articles in Journals and Encyclopedias (A Selection)

The American Piano-Supply Industry in the Nineteenth Century, with Particular Attention to
the Manufacturing Methods of Joseph P. Hale, in preparation.
Martin Agricola, The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments, 2nd ed. (2014)
(coauthorship).
Dolceola and Joseph P. Hale, The Grove Dictionary of American Music, 2nd ed. (2013)
Alfred Dolge and John Christian Freund, The Grove Dictionary of American Music, 2nd
ed. (2013) (coauthorship).
The Bonfire Still Smolders, Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society 36 (2010):
18384.
Familiar Words about a Piano Manufacturer, Newsletter of the American Musical Instrument
Society 37, no. 2 (summer 2008): 910.
Selected German Works for Unaccompanied Mens Chorus by Johann Herbeck of Vienna,
Embellishments: A Newsletter about Recent Researches 34 (spring 2008): 12.
Martin Agricola, The Fugger Family, Othmar Luscinius, and Sebastian Virdung,The
Harpsichord and Clavichord: An Encyclopedia (New York, London: Routledge, 2007).
"Harry Edward Freund's Great Square-Piano Bonfire: A Tale Told in the Press," Journal of the
American Musical Instrument Society 30 (2004): 5797.
"The Dolceola: A Story of Musical Enterprise in Toledo, Ohio," Journal of the American
Musical Instrument Society 26 (2000): 141186.
Identifying and Defining the Ruszpfeif : Some Observations and Etymological Theories,
Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society 17 (1991): 5368.
The Autobiography of Adalbert Gyrowetz (17631850), Studien zur Musikwissenschaft 40
(1991): 4174. This article was originally written in German, but during production of the
volume the editor asked me to prepare an English version.
Martin Agricolas Poetic Discussion of the Recorder and Other Woodwind Instruments (Part
II: 1545), The American Recorder 23, no. 4 (1982): 13946; 24, no. 2 (1983): 5160. Reprint in
The Recorder and Music Magazine (London: Schott & Co., Ltd.) 8, no. 6 (1985): 17179; no. 7
(1985): 202212.

 Martin Agricolas Poetic Discussion of the Recorder and Other Woodwind Instruments: A
Translation with Commentary (Part I: 1529), The American Recorder 21, no. 2 (1980): 10313.
Reprint in The Recorder and Music Magazine (London: Schott & Co., Ltd.) 8, no. 4 (1984): 127
29; no. 5 (1985): 13948.
Gregor Aichinger, Christian Erbach, Fugger, Adam Gumpelzhaimer, and Bernhard
Klingenstein, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (London: Macmillan, 1980;
revised in 2nd ed., 2001).
Sebastian Virdungs Method for Recorders of 1511: A Translation with Commentary, The
American Recorder 2 no. 3 (1979): 99105.
Back to Basics: Twelve Modal Pieces by Adam Gumpelzhaimer in Facsimile, The American
Recorder 19, no. 1 (1978): 314.
What to Look for in Editions of Early Music, The American Recorder 18, no. 4 (1978): 98
100. Reprint (Levittown, N.Y.: Sweet Pipes Inc., 1989).
The Opusculum of Thomas Simpson, The American Recorder 8, no. 2 (1967): 4346.

Publications: Small Critical Editions

Johann Strauss, Sr., Six Galops (arranged for csakan by Ernest Krhmer), transcribed and
edited for alto recorder/flute (Hannacroix, N.Y.: Loux Music Publishing Company, 1999).
Philipp Fahrbach, Arm in Arm mit dir Waltzes, op. 30, edited for alto recorder (or flute) and
piano (Hannacroix, N.Y.: Loux Music Publishing Company, 1988).
Ernest Krhmer, Eighteen Studies from the Neuste theoretisch practische Csakan-Schule, op.
1, edited for alto recorder (or flute) (Hannacroix, N.Y.: Loux Music Publishing Company,
1988).
Hans Ulrich Staeps, Minstrels for solo voice, recorder quartet, piano (optional string quartet),
and percussion; edited from the composers autographs, with a translation of his preface
(Levittown, N.Y.: Sweet Pipes Inc., 1986).
Gregor Aichinger, Hodie Christus natus est (Athens, Ohio: The Motet Press, 1986).
Gregor Aichinger, Three Ricercars from the Liber secundus sacrarum cantionum, 1595,
Italian Renaissance Consort Series, 11 (Ottawa: Dove House Editions, 1983).
Jacob van Eyck, Five Duets from His Fluyten lust-hof (Book 1), 1649, Musica selecta, 9
(Levittown, N.Y.: Sweet Pipes Inc., 1985).
Ernest Krhmer, Twelve Divertimenti for Solo Czakan (op. 4), transcribed and edited for
alto recorder (Levittown, N.Y.: Sweet Pipes Inc., 1985).
Thomas Mancinus, Eight Bicinia from the Duum vocum cantiuncularum . . . liber, 1597,
Italian Renaissance Consort Series, 12 (Ottawa: Dove House Editions, 1984).
Pierre de La Rue, Paul Hofhaimer, Heinrich Isaac, and Anonymous, Four Carmina (a4) from a
Manuscript in the Universittsbibliothek, Munich, Musica selecta, 8 (Levittown, N.Y.: Sweet
Pipes Inc., 1984).
Six Canons for the Easter Season by Martin Agricola, The American Recorder 24, no. 1
(1983): 713.
Varerio Buona, Four Trios from His Secondo libro della canzonette, 1592, Musica selecta, 7
(Levittown, N.Y.: Sweet Pipes, 1983)
Thomas Mancinus, Four Duets from His Duum vocum cantiuncularum . . . liber, 1597,
Musica selecta, 6 (Levittown, N.Y.: Sweet Pipes Inc., 1983).

 Thomas Simpson, More Dances from the Opusculum, American Recorder Society Editions,
89 (New York: Galaxy Music Corporation, 1981).
John Dowland, John Farmer, and Thomas Simpson, Four Pavan-Galliard Sets from the
Opusculum, 1610, Viola da gamba Series, 33 (Ottawa: Dove House Editions, 1981).
Gregor Aichinger, Cantabant sancti, German/Slav Church Music, 10 (London: Mapa Mundi,
1980).
Gregor Aichinger, Noe, noe, noe, German/Slav Church Music, 6 (London: Mapa Mundi,
1980).
Gregor Aichinger, Ave Maria, German/Slav Church Music, 5 (London: Mapa Mundi, 1980).
Heinrich Isaac, Two Carmina (a3) from a Manuscript in the Universittsbibliothek, Munich,
Germany, Musica selecta, 4 (Levittown, N.Y.: Sweet Pipes Inc., 1980). Facsimile edition with
edited score.
Paolo Fonghetti, Four Duets from His Capricii, et madrigali . . . a due voci, 1598, Musica
selecta, 3 (Levittown, N.Y.: Sweet Pipes Inc, 1980). Facsimile edition with edited score.
Adrian Willaert, Four Trios from Antonio Gardanes Motetta trium vocum, 1551,
Musica selecta, 2 (Levittown, N.Y.: Sweet Pipes Inc., 1979).
Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi, Six Duets from the Primo libro della musica a due voci, 1598,
Musica selecta, 1 (Levittown, N.Y.: Sweet Pipes Inc., 1979).
Hans Leo Hassler, Eleven German Chorales (Sharon, Conn.: Consort Music Inc., 1976).
John Dowland and Thomas Simpson, Pavan (a5) and Galliard (a5) from the Opusculum
(1610), The Renaissance Recorder, 7 (Sharon, Conn.: Consort Music Inc., 1975).
Gregor Aichinger, Three Ricercars, American Recorder Society Editions, 84 (New York:
Galaxy Music Corporation, 1975).
Three Thirteenth-Century Dances, co-editorship with Peter Hedrick (Sharon, Conn.: Consort
Music Inc., 1975).
Gregor Aichinger, Three Marian Motets (a3) from the Tricinia Mariana (1598), The
Renaissance Recorder, 6 (Sharon, Conn.: Consort Music Inc., 1975).
Thomas Tomkins and Thomas Simpson, Pavan (a5) and Galliard (a5) from the Opusculum
(1610), The Renaissance Recorder, 5 (Sharon, Conn.: Consort Music Inc., 1975).
Gregor Aichinger, Five Sacred Canzonettas from the Divinarum laudum . . . pars II (1608),
The Renaissance Recorder, 4 (Sharon, Conn.: Consort Music Inc., 1975).
Thomas Simpson, Dances for Recorder Quintet, American Recorder Society Editions, 77
(New York: Galaxy Music Corporation, 1971).
Thomas Simpson, Two Dance Pairs, New York Pro Musica Instrumental Series, 6 (New
York: Associated Music Publishers, Inc., 1970).

Publications: Reviews and Reports (A Selection)

Poetic Piano Advertising in 1892, American Musical Instrument Society Newsletter, accepted
for publication.
Milestones, comments on vol. 40 of JAMIS, writing as former editor, Journal of the
American Musical Instrument Society 40 (2014): 6.
David Lasocki, The Recorder and Other Members of the Flute Family in Writings from 1100 to
1500 (E-book published by Instant Harmony, 2012), reviewed in Journal of the American
Musical Instrument Society 39 (2013): 22023.

 William E. Hettricks Sachs Award Acceptance Speech, American Musical Instrument

Society Newsletter 42, no. 2 (fall 2013): 78.
Peter H. Adams, An Annotated Index to Selected Articles from The Musical Courier, 1880
1940 (Lanham, Md.: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2009), reviewed in Journal of the American
Musical Instrument Society 36 (2010): 17982.
Bettina Wackernagel, Musikinstrumentenverzeichnis der Bayerischen Hofkapelle von 1655:
Faksimile, Transcription und Kommentar. Verffentlichungen der Gesellschaft fr Bayerische
Musikgeschichte (Tutzing: Hans Schneider, 2003), reviewed in Journal of the American Musical
Instrument Society 32 (2006): 17982.
Syntagma Musicum III: Michael Praetorius. Ed. & trans. by Jeffery Kite-Powell. Oxford Early
Music Series (New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004), reviewed in Music &
Letters 87, no. 1 (January 2006): 98101.
Frederick K. Gable, ed., Dedication Service for St. Gertrude's Chapel, Hamburg, 1607, Recent
Researches in the Music of the Baroque Era, 91 (Madison: A-R Editions, Inc., 1998), reviewed in
Notes (September 2001): 180183.
Frank P. Br, ed., Musica instrumentalis: Zeitschrift fr Organologie (Nuremberg:
Germanisches Nationalmuseum), Ausgabe 1 (1998), Band 2 (1999), reviewed in Journal of the
American Musical Instrument Society 27 (2001): 21215.
Eva Badura-Skoda, The History of the Pianoforte: A Documentary in Sound (Bloomington and
Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1999), 90-minute video, reviewed in American Musical
Instrument Society Newsletter 30, no. 2 (summer, 2001): 47.
Bettina Wackernagel, Musikinstrumente des 16. bis 18. Jahrhunderts im Bayerischen Nationalmuseum (Munich: Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, n.d.), reviewed in American Musical
Instrument Society Newsletter 29, no. 1 (winter, 2000): 1416.
A Reminiscence of Gerald Burakoff, The American Recorder (1998).

Music in the German Renaissance: Sources, Styles, and Contexts, ed. John Kmetz (Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 1994), reviewed in The Sixteenth Century Journal 27 (1996):180
82.
Richard Griscom and David Lasocki, The Recorder: A Guide to Writings about the Instrument
for Players and Researchers (New York: Garland Publishing, 1994), reviewed in Notes 52, no. 3
(March 1996): 79697.
Musica getutscht: A Treatise on Musical Instruments (1511) by Sebastian Virdung, trans. and
ed. Beth Bullard (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993), reviewed in The Sixteenth
Century Journal 26 (1995): 16566; corrected version 76667.
Marianne Betz, Der Csakan und seine Musik: Wiener Musikleben im frhen 19. Jahrhundert,
dargestellt am Beispiel einer Spazierstockblockflte (Tutzing: Hans Schneider, 1992), reviewed
in the Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society 21 (1995): 1014.
Elizabeth V. Phillips and John-Paul Christopher Jackson, Performing Medieval and
Renaissance Music: An Introductory Guide (New York: Schirmer Books, 1986), reviewed in The
American Recorder 29, no. 1 (1988): 2324.
Communication to the editor on the subject of methods of pitch designation, Journal of the
American Musical Instrument Society 13 (1987): 13132.

 Early Music History: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Music, ed. Iain Fenlon
(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), vols. 1 (1981) and 2 (1982) reviewed in The
American Recorder 25, no. 2 (1984): 6466.
Helmut Ottner, Der Wiener Instrumentenbau 18151833, Wiener Verffentlichungen zur
Musikwissenschaft, 9 (Tutzing: Hans Schneider, 1977); Konrad Ruhland, Alte Musikinstrumente
aus niederbayerischen Werksttten, Bavaria antiqua: Verborgene Kostbarkeiten der bayerischen
Kulturgeschichte (Munich: Bayerische Vereinsbank, 1978), reviewed in the Journal of the
American Musical Instrument Society 8 (1982): 11116.
Music in Medieval and Early Modern Europe: Patronage, Sources and Texts, ed. Iain Fenlon
(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1981), reviewed in The American Recorder 23, no.1
(1982): 28.
The Clausholm Music Fragments, ed. Henrik Glahn and Sren Srensen, reviewed in Journal
of the American Musicological Society 29, no. 1 (1976): 14548.
Georg Philipp Telemann, Musikalische Werke, vol. 22, Die Donnerode; Das befreite Israel,
ed. Wolf Hobohm, reviewed in Notes 29, no. 4 (1973): 79293

Publications: Method Books and Arrangements

"Thirteen Great Hymns of the Eighteenth Century," arranged for recorder quartet (Fort Worth,
Texas: Sweet Pipes Inc., 2003).
"Airs of the Emerald Isle: Traditional Tunes of Ireland," arranged for recorder quartet (Fort
Worth, Texas: Sweet Pipes Inc., 2001).
"The Isle of Gentle Airs: Traditional Tunes of Scotland, England, and Wales," arranged for
recorder quartet (Fort Worth, Texas: Sweet Pipes Inc., 2000).
Senior Prom: Songs We Once Danced To, arranged for recorder quartet (Fort Worth, Texas:
Sweet Pipes Inc., 1999).
The Sweet Pipes Recorder Book, Book 2 (separate editions for soprano and alto recorders) (Fort
Worth, Texas: Sweet Pipes Inc., 1998). (Co-authorship with Gerald Burakoff and Paul Clark, and
general editorship after the death of the former.)
Sweet Land of Liberty: Eleven Patriotic American Songs, arranged for recorder quartet
(Levittown, N.Y.: Sweet Pipes Inc., 1996).
Joyful Tidings: Seventeen Beloved Christmas Carols, arranged for recorder quartet
(Levittown, N.Y.: Sweet Pipes Inc., 1992).
Seventeen Old Favorite Hymns Selected from British and American Hymnody of the
Victorian Period, arranged for recorder quartet (Levittown, N.Y.: Sweet Pipes Inc., 1989).
The Sweet Pipes Recorder Book, Book 1 (separate editions for soprano and alto recorders)
(Levittown, N.Y.: Sweet Pipes Inc., 1980, 1982). Co-authorship with Gerald Burakoff.

Papers and Presentations (A Selection)

Eine schne art von dreierley geigen: Streichinstrumente in Martin Agricolas Musica
instrumentalis deudsch (1529 und 1545). Handout supplied. Gro Geigen, Vyolen, Rybeben:
Grossformatige Streichinstrumente in nordalpininen Quellen um 1500. Eine Studientagung der
Schola Cantorum BasiliensisHochschule fr Alte Musik in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Museum
fr Musik. Basel, Switzerland, June 56, 2015. Presented by invitation.

 The Paradoxical Mr. Swick: A Colorful Episode in the History of American Piano
Manufacturing and Trade Journalism. Handout with quotations of 75 historical documents
supplied. Annual Meeting of the American Musical Instrument Society, Huron, OH, May, 2014..
Movin on Up: The Great Migration of Piano Manufacturers and Dealers to Harlem and the
Bronx, New York, in the Period 18801930. Handout and Check-list supplied and photos of
surviving buildings projected. Annual Meeting of the American Musical Instrument Society,
Colonial Williamsburg, VA, MayJune, 2013. Presented also at the winter meeting of the AMSGNY, New York, January, 2014.
Walking Tour of the Piano District through the Streets of Historical Mott Haven (Bronx),
Handout supplied. Annual Meeting of the American Musical Instrument Society, New York,
May, 2012.
An Ample Supply: American Piano-Parts Manufacturers and Dealers Up to 1900. Handout
check-list supplied. Annual Meeting of the American Musical Instrument Society, Phoenix, AZ,
May, 2011.
Joseph P. Hale (18191883), Piano Manufacturer of New York: His Work, Reputation, and
Legacy. Handout supplied. Spring Meeting of the AMS-GNY, New York, May, 2010.
Johann Herbeck (183177) and the Singverein of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in
Vienna: His Legacy as Conductor and Composer. Fifteenth Biennial Conference on NineteenthCentury Music, University College, Dublin, Ireland, June, 2008.
A Visit to the Piano Factory of Joseph P. Hale: The Great Industrialist at Work. American
Musical Instrument Society Study Session, American Musicological Society, Annual Meeting,
Quebec City, Canada, November, 2007.
Provided with all the modern improvements: American Piano Factories over a Half
Century. Handout supplied, Annual Meeting of the American Musical Instrument Society, Yale
University, New Haven, CT, July, 2007.
"Johann Herbeck's Association with the Wiener Mnnergesang-Verein and His Music for Men's
Chorus." Fourteenth Biennial Conference on Nineteenth-Century Music, University of
Manchester, UK, July, 2006.
"Joseph P. Hale, Manufacturer of Pianos: Fraud or Eminent Benefactor?" Annual Meeting of
the American Musical Instrument Society, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, May, 2005.
"Harry Edward Freund and His Great Square-Piano Bonfire." joint meeting of the American
Musical Instrument Society, the Galpin Society, and CIMCIM in Oxford, London, and
Edinburgh, UK, August, 2003.
"The Editions of Franz Schubert's Choral Music by Johann Herbeck." Handout supplied. 17th
Congress of the International Musicological Society, Leuven, Belgium, August, 2002.
Perfect Practice in Golden Silence: The Remarkable Keyboards of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil.
Annual Meeting of the American Musical Instrument Society, Salt Lake City, UT, May, 1995.
The Dolceola: An American Story of Family and Friends. Annual Meeting of the American
Musical Instrument Society, San Antonio, TX, May, 1992.
In Search of the Ruszpfeif : A Journey through the Labyrinth of Etymology and Iconography.
Handout supplied. Annual Meeting of the American Musical Instrument Society, Claremont, CA,
March, 1988.
Ludwig August Frankl and the Autobiography of Adalbert Gyrowetz: New Documentary
Evidence. Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Musicological Society,

Swarthmore, PA, October, 1984. Presented also at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA,
February, 1990.
The Czakan, from Hungarian Hermitage to Viennese Drawing Room. Annual Meeting of the
American Musical Instrument Society (joint session with the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the
American Musicological Society), Vancouver, B.C., April, 1981.
The Fugger Family and Music in Renaissance Augsburg. Handout, Printed Collections of
Music Dedicated to the Fuggers, 15461624, and Genealogical Tree of the Fuggers of
Augsburg. Annual Meeting of the American Musicological Society, Minneapolis, MN, October,
1978.
The Cantiones ecclesiasticae (1607) of Gregor Aichinger: A German Counterpart to Viadanas
Cento concerti ecclesiastici. Annual Meeting of the American Musicological Society, Chapel
Hill, NC, November, 1971.
The Opusculum: Thomas Simpsons First Collection of Dances. Meeting of the Midwest
Chapter of the American Musicological Society, Chicago, IL, 1964.

Service to the American Musical Instrument Society

Member of Bessaraboff Award Committee, 201417
Chairman of Ad Hoc Journal Editorial Search Committee, 2011
Member of Densmore Award Committee, 201013; chairman 201213
Member of Curt Sachs Award Committee, 200306; chairman 200506
Member of Nominating Committee, 200102; chairman 200203
Editor of Newsletter, 1997, 19992003
Chairman of Program Committee for AMIS sessions in "Toronto 2000: Intersections," 1997
2000
President, 199599
Chairman of Program Committee, 1995
Ex-officio member of the Committee to Reorganize the Administration of the Society, 1994
Member of Nominating Committee, 199193; chairman 199394
Prepared new bylaws to allow for election of officers by mail ballot (special request of the
President of the Society), 1992
Member of Board of Governors, 198894
Chairman of Committee on the Directory of Musical Instrument Collections in the United
States and Canada, 198893
Member of Publications Prizes Committee, 198890; chairman 199091
Chairman of Program Committee, 1987; co-chairman 198889
Member of Scholarship and Grant Subcommittee, 198889
Member of Journal Editorial Board, 198695, 1999
Member of Nominating Committee, 198687
Editor of Journal, 197985, 1992

Service to the American Musicological Society (A Selection)

Treasurer, Greater New York Chapter, 2011

Chairman, Ad Hoc Sub-Committee of the national Council to form a statement recommending

qualifications for faculty teaching courses in music history in American colleges,
conservatories, and universities, 201013 (Approved by the Council, November 2013;
approved by the national Board, November 2014)
Representative of the Greater New York Chapter to the national Council, 200811

Service to Hofstra University (A Selection)

Founder and Director of the Hofstra Recorder Ensemble, 2011
Chairman of Ad Hoc Promotion Committee for Howard Cinnamon, 201011
Chairman of Departmental Ad Hoc Tenure Committee for David R. Ramael, 200910
Associate Chairman of the Department of Music, 200608
Chairman of Departmental Ad Hoc Tenure Committee for David Fryling. 200607
Chairman of HCLAS Executive Committee, 200405
Chairman of Departmental Ad Hoc Tenure Committee for Mark Anson-Cartwright, 200203
Chairman of Ad Hoc Promotion Committee for Peter Loel Boonshaft, 1999
Chairman, Department of Music, 199495
Chairman of Departmental Ad Hoc Tenure Committee for Peter Loel Boonshaft, 199293
Chairman of Departmental Ad Hoc Tenure Committee for Howard Cinnamon, 199091
Chairman of Departmental Ad Hoc Tenure Committee for Edgar Dittemore, 198283
Founder and Director of the B.S. in Music (Music History and Literature)
Teaching Dean, HCLAS, 197579
Founder and Director of the Hofstra Collegium Musicum, 19692013, performing major
concerts every semester (including the concertsfor most seasons called the
Festival Musicalein Hofstras annual Shakespeare Festival since 1971)