The Making of a Music Academy

Jerome Stanley was born in Illinois in 1941. He studied music at Washington University in St. Louis, Miami University in Ohio, and the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. He is an emeritus professor at Miami University and lives with his wife in Oxford, Ohio.

Note to the reader
Foreword
Introduction
1. The Beginnings
2. Laying the Foundations, 1900–1920
3. Leadership and Music Organizations, 1920s
4. A Decade of Growth, 1930s
5. Further Expansion, 1940s
6. The Oxford String Quartet
7. A Half-Century of Achievement, 1950s
8. Merging of Two Faculties, 1960s
9. A New Physical Facility, 1970s
10. A Dynamic Period, 1980s
11. The New Century, 1990s and 2000s
12. Opera and Musicals at Miami
13. Music Faculty in Luxembourg and Echternach Festival Orchestra
14. Dreams Come True
15. University Artists Series and Department Residencies
16. The Larger Community
17. Year of the Arts, Conclusion and Future
Appendices:
A. Music Faculty as of October 2010
B. Non-Tenured and Temporary Faculty
C. Opera Productions, 1998–2012
D. Broadway Musical Productions, 1980–2007
E. Additional Interviews with Faculty and Graduates
F. Donors to the Building of the Center for Performing Arts
G. Music Scholarships and Awards
H. List of Interviewees
I. Acknowledgments, Credits, and Bibliographic Sources
About the Author