MASTA Member E. Daniel Long awarded Midwest Clinic Medal of Honor
April 10 2009 11:39 AM Filed in: Announcements
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World Notable Honored at 2008 Midwest Clinic
E. Daniel Long Received Medal of Honor
The Midwest Clinic Medal of
Honor is given to conductors, composers,
educators, and others whose unique service to
music education and continuing influence on the
development and improvement of bands and
orchestras deserve special recognition. The
Medal of Honor was presented at ceremonies in
the Hilton Chicago (720 South Michigan Avenue,
Chicago, Illinois) on Tuesday, December 16,
2008.
About the Recipient
E. Daniel Long (Ann Arbor, Michigan) is the Founding Director of the School for the Performing Arts-Ann Arbor Youth Symphony Orchestra. The Youth Symphony Orchestra has performed in Australia, Canada, and at the Midwest Clinic. Long is in demand as a conductor and clinician, has received many music education awards, and is active as an association leader and author. At the
2008 Midwest Clinic, Long served as a Middle School Orchestra Rehearsal Lab technician, sharing his extensive ensemble experience with attendees.
Long began his teaching career in Hay Springs and Sidney, Nebraska. He taught for thirty-five years in the Ann Arbor Public Schools in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is the recipient of the Elizabeth A. H. Green School Educator Award from the American String Teachers Association. He has been recognized as Teacher of the Year from the Michigan American String Teachers Association and the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association. He has been inducted into the Chadron State College Music Hall of Fame and awarded the Chadron State College’s Distinguished Service Award. Long has appeared as a conductor/clinician at the Midwest Clinic, Music Educators National Conference and American String Teachers Association conferences. He has served as president of the Michigan chapter of ASTA and has been a member of the editorial board for Music Educators Journal and American String Journal. He has authored articles for The Instrumentalist, Music Educators Journal and American String Journal.
E. Daniel Long Received Medal of Honor
About the Recipient
E. Daniel Long (Ann Arbor, Michigan) is the Founding Director of the School for the Performing Arts-Ann Arbor Youth Symphony Orchestra. The Youth Symphony Orchestra has performed in Australia, Canada, and at the Midwest Clinic. Long is in demand as a conductor and clinician, has received many music education awards, and is active as an association leader and author. At the
2008 Midwest Clinic, Long served as a Middle School Orchestra Rehearsal Lab technician, sharing his extensive ensemble experience with attendees.
Long began his teaching career in Hay Springs and Sidney, Nebraska. He taught for thirty-five years in the Ann Arbor Public Schools in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is the recipient of the Elizabeth A. H. Green School Educator Award from the American String Teachers Association. He has been recognized as Teacher of the Year from the Michigan American String Teachers Association and the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association. He has been inducted into the Chadron State College Music Hall of Fame and awarded the Chadron State College’s Distinguished Service Award. Long has appeared as a conductor/clinician at the Midwest Clinic, Music Educators National Conference and American String Teachers Association conferences. He has served as president of the Michigan chapter of ASTA and has been a member of the editorial board for Music Educators Journal and American String Journal. He has authored articles for The Instrumentalist, Music Educators Journal and American String Journal.
