Dave Grusin was born on June 26th, 1934.

Named Phi Mu Alpha’s 16th Man of Music in 1991, Brother Grusin has been awarded several Grammy’s and an Academy Award for his work as a film score composer.

Dave Grusin is well known for compositions in featured films like “The Milagro Beanfield War,” “The Champ,” and “The Fabulous Baker Boys.” He has also claimed fame as a talented jazz recording artist and has seen success as a producer/label owner at GRP Records.

GRP was named the top contemporary/traditional jazz label of the 1990s by Billboard Magazine.

Join thousands of passionate Barbershoppers June 30 – July 7, 2019, at the LDS Conference Center in beautiful Salt Lake City, Utah for the 2019 International Convention. Whether you’re running into a past chapter member during breakfast, chatting with a Board member during lunch, or tagging with one of your quartet idols just before bedtime, be prepared to experience all this and so much more at our annual International convention! Not only will you experience spectacular shows and contests featuring world-class barbershop ensembles from all over the world, but you’ll have the chance to explore a different U.S. city every year. Take advantage of the daily Harmony University class offerings, stock up on fun and classic barbershop merchandise at the Marketplace, hear brand new song releases, volunteer at local hospitals and humanitarian organizations, and sing your heart out with friends from around the world. It’s an experience you don’t want to miss.

https://www.barbershop.org/events/international-convention

Join thousands of passionate Barbershoppers June 30 – July 7, 2019, at the LDS Conference Center in beautiful Salt Lake City, Utah for the 2019 International Convention. Whether you’re running into a past chapter member during breakfast, chatting with a Board member during lunch, or tagging with one of your quartet idols just before bedtime, be prepared to experience all this and so much more at our annual International convention! Not only will you experience spectacular shows and contests featuring world-class barbershop ensembles from all over the world, but you’ll have the chance to explore a different U.S. city every year. Take advantage of the daily Harmony University class offerings, stock up on fun and classic barbershop merchandise at the Marketplace, hear brand new song releases, volunteer at local hospitals and humanitarian organizations, and sing your heart out with friends from around the world. It’s an experience you don’t want to miss.

https://www.barbershop.org/events/international-convention

Fredrick Fennel was born July 2nd, 1914.

At the 2003 National Convention in Washington D.C., the “Man of Music” award was given to Frederick Fennell. An internationally recognized conductor, Fenell was one of the big figures who promoted the legitimacy of the wind ensemble as a major performing group. Primarily a percussionist, he participated at Interlochen as well as studying at the Eastman School of Music. Fennel has been music director of several notable orchestras including the Tokyo Kosei Symphony Orchestra. In addition he has also made several recordings with prominent wind ensembles including the Cleveland Symphonic Winds and Dallas Wind Symphony. With the Cleveland Symphonic Wind ensemble,  he recorded a rendition of Gustav Holst’s “Two Suites for Military Band.”

Van Cliburn was born on July 12th, 1934

Van Cliburn was initiated into the Alpha Chi Chapter at the University of Tula in 1958. During the same year, he participated in the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, Russia. In an event designed to demonstrate the technological superiority of the USSR during the Cold War, Cliburn would win first prize. The win propelled him to international fame, earning him the nickname “The Texan Who Conquered Russia” on the cover of the New York Times Magazine. For the power of his musical diplomacy and his influence on the world through the arts, Brother Cliburn was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bush in 2003 and the National Medal of the Arts by President Obama in 2010. Today, his legacy lives on through the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition held once every four years at venues around the globe.

For his contributions to American music and his endeavors in the arts and humanity, Cliburn was awarded the Phi Mu Alpha’s “Man of Music” award at the 1962 National Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cliburn would follow his acceptance of the award with a speech and exceptional performance for the Sinfonian Brothers in attendance, displaying his gratitude through song.

When speaking on the joy of sharing music, Brother Cliburn said, “Its always there, it will be there after you and I and everyone we know today are dead. That music will still be alive.”

Jamey Aebersold was born July 21st, 1939.

A member of the Gamma Omega Chapter at Indiana State University, Jamey Aebersold was given the honor of “Man of Music” at the 2009 National Convention in Orland, Florida. An American jazz saxophonist, Aebersold authored the “Play-A-Long” series, a world renowned series of jazz instructional books that are considered standard for most jazz educators. In his books he touches on techniques that are considered basic building blocks for most jazz musicians. In addition to his books, he taught musical improvisation at the University of Louisville, where he also runs a summer jazz workshop that he has headed up for forty years. At his camp, young jazz students are exposed to master classes, ear-training sessions, jazz theory and concerts put on by the faculty and guest artists.

Colonel John R. Bourgeois was born August 31st, 1934

Colonel John R. Burgeois was given the “Man of Music Award” at the 2000 National Convention in Dallas, Texas. Col. Bourgeois served as the conductor of the United States Marine Band from 1979 to 1996. His start with “The President’s Own” came in 1958, when he joined as a French Hornist and arranger. As the ensemble’s director, Col. Bourgeois was the Music Advisor at the White House. He selected all the musical programs there and directed the band for four Presidential Inaugurations. He regularly conducted the marine band and marine chamber orchestra at the White House appearing there more frequently than any other musician in the U.S. It was also under Col. Bourgeois that the marine band performed for the first time overseas. They traveled to the Netherlands in 85’, where for the first time in history “The President’s Own” performed with the Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy.