Paul W. Whear is an American

United States

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 composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

, music educator, double-bassist, and conductor

Conducting

Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...

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Life

Whear studied at Marquette University

Marquette University

Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1881, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities...

—The Catholic Jesuit University in Milwaukee where he received the B.N.S.; after service as an officer in The U.S Navy, he attended DePauw University

DePauw University

DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, USA, is a private, national liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2,400 students. The school has a Methodist heritage and was originally known as Indiana Asbury University. DePauw is a member of both the Great Lakes Colleges Association...

 School of Music in Greencastle, Indiana

Greencastle, Indiana

Greencastle is a city in Greencastle Township, Putnam County, Indiana, United States, and the county seat of Putnam County. It was founded in 1821 by Scots-Irish American Ephraim Dukes on a land grant. He named the settlement for his hometown of Greencastle, Pennsylvania...

, where he received the Bachelor of Music and Master of Music, and at Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA...

 in Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

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, where he received the Ph.D. He received the Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from Marquette University in 2002.

He taught at Mount Union College

Mount Union College

The University of Mount Union is a 4-year private, coeducational, liberal arts college in Alliance, Ohio.Mount Union enrolls 2200 undergraduates. Approximately 50 percent are women and 50 percent are men, representing more than 22 states and 13 countries. Mount Union has an active alumni base of...

 in Alliance, Ohio

Alliance, Ohio

Alliance is a city in Stark and Mahoning counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 22,322 at the 2010 census. Alliance's nickname is "The Carnation City", and the city is home to the University of Mount Union....

, as well as at Doane College

Doane College

Doane College is a private liberal arts college in Crete, Nebraska, United States, with additional campuses located in Lincoln and Grand Island.-History:...

 in Crete, Nebraska

Crete, Nebraska

Crete is a city in Saline County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 6,960 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Crete is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

. Later he became a Professor

Professor

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 at Marshall University

Marshall University

Marshall University is a coeducational public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States founded in 1837, and named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States....

 in Huntington, West Virginia

Huntington, West Virginia

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, where he also was Composer in Residence and conductor of the Huntington Symphony Orchestra and the Huntington Chamber Orchestra. Later he retired as emeritus composer and conductor and received an honorary doctorate at Marquette University. He also taught composition courses at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan

Interlochen, Michigan

Interlochen is a town in Northwest Lower Michigan. The town is noted for the internationally renowned Interlochen Center for the Arts.-History:...

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He appeared as a guest conductor in the United States

United States

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, Canada

Canada

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, Japan

Japan

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, Netherlands

Netherlands

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 and the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. As a composer he won many prizes and distinctions, as well as a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and the ASCAP

American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is an American not-for-profit performance-rights organization that protects its members' musical copyrights by monitoring public performances of their music, whether via a broadcast or live performance, and compensating them...

 Award. His works have been performed by leading orchestras, such as the London Symphony Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra

The London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:...

, Philadelphia Orchestra

Philadelphia Orchestra

The Philadelphia Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. One of the "Big Five" American orchestras, it was founded in 1900...

, Cleveland Philharmonic, Indianapolis Symphony, Rochester Civic Orchestra, Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...

 Symphony, Lincoln Symphony, Charleston Symphony, the U.S. Navy Band and the Band of the Coldstream Guards

Coldstream Guards

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, London

London

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He is a National Patron of Delta Omicron

Delta Omicron

Delta Omicron is a co-ed international professional music honors fraternity whose mission is to promote and support excellence in music and musicianship.-History:...

, an international professional music fraternity.

Writings

• 1960. "Problems of the Small College Band". Music Educators Journal 46, no. 4 (Feb.–Mar.): 76–78.

Orchestra

• A Celtic Set, for string orchestra
• A Shakespeare Prelude, for orchestra
• An Appalachian Folk Tale, for spreker en orchestra
• Catharsis Suite, for orchestra
• Concertino, for string orchestra
  1. Overture
  2. Dirge
  3. Toccata
• Lancaster Overture
• Mallard Cove—Prelude and Rondo, for string orchestra
• Olympiad, for string orchestra
• Overture for strings, for string orchestra
• Pastorale Lament, for horn and string orchestra
• Prelude to the Ten Commandments, for orchestra
• Preludio, for string orchestra
• Psalms of Celebration - Part I, for mixed choir, orchestra and brass
• Psalms of Celebration - Part II, for mixed choir, orchestra and brass
• Psalms of Celebration - Part III, for mixed choir, orchestra nd brass
• Reflections, Scherzo for Strings, for string orchestra
• Symphony No. 2, for orchestra
• Symphony No. 3, for orchestra
• The Chief Justice John Marshall, A Musical Epic for speaker and orchestra
• Waltz, for strings
• White River Legend (Overture), commissioned by The Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp

Band

• 1958 Hartshorn, overture - Whear's first published work
• 1962 Jedermann, overture
• 1964 Contrapunctus
• 1964 Czech Suite
  1. Romantic Song
  2. Rippling Waters
  3. Festival Dance
• 1964 Kensington Overture
• 1966 Antietam
• 1968 Bellerophon, overture
• 1968 Land of Lincoln, concert march
• 1968 Decade Overture
• 1969 Wycliffe Variations
• 1970 Elsinore Overture
• 1971 Stonehenge Symphony - Symphony no. 1
  1. Solstice
  2. Evocations
  3. Sacrifice
• 1972 Of This Time
• 1973 Lexington Overture
• 1979 Celebration XXV
• 1981 The Enterprise Overture
• 1982 Symphony No. 4
  1. Overture
  2. Melodrama
  3. Finale
• A Lyric Suite
  1. Prelude
  2. Clog Dance
  3. Pastorale
  4. Procession
• An Appalachian set
• Canada—A Folksong Set for Band
• Catskill Legend
• Defenders of the Blue
• Down to the Sea in Ships
• Eternal Father
• Introduction and Invention
• Modal Miniatures
• Proscenium Overture
• Quiet Music, based on Hans Leo Hassler
  Hans Leo Hassler
  Hans Leo Hassler was a German composer and organist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras, elder brother of the less-famous Jakob Hassler...
  
  ’s Passion Chorale
• Sonata for Band
• Yorktown, 1781

Choir

• Old Gold—a Celebration, for mixed choir
• Crystals, for three-part women’s choir, three flutes, harp and percussion

Vocal Music

• Sounds of Celebration, for baritone solo, mixed choir and band
• The Seasons, for baritone solo, mixed choir and orchestra
• Sonnets from Shakespeare
  William Shakespeare
  William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
  
  , for baritone solo and chamber orchestra

Chamber Music

• 1975 Trio Variations, for cello, clarinet and piano
• A Separate Piece, for bassoon solo
• Five Haiku, for flute (or piccolo)
• March of the Viols, for contrabass and piano
• Prelude and Toccata, for trombone quartet
• Sonata "The Briefcase", for viola and piano
• Sonata, for cello
• String Quartet No. 3 "The Phoenix"
• Suite, for violin and cello
  1. Canon
  2. March
  3. Ostinato Aria
  4. Toccata
• The Viol Habit, for contrabass and piano
• Three Chorales, for brass quartet or brass ensemble
  1. Lass't uns erfreuen by Johann Christian Bach
     Johann Christian Bach
     Johann Christian Bach was a composer of the Classical era, the eleventh and youngest son of Johann Sebastian Bach. He is sometimes referred to as 'the London Bach' or 'the English Bach', due to his time spent living in the British capital...
     
     
  2. Chorale for Brasses by Carl Ludwig
     Carl Ludwig
     ----Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig was a German physician and physiologist.In 1842 Ludwig became a professor of physiology and in 1846 of comparative anatomy...
     
     
  3. Freuet Euch Ihr Christen by Johann Sebastian Bach
     Johann Sebastian Bach
     Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
     
     

Organ

• Music For Service With "Truro" (together with David Craighead
  David Craighead
  David Craighead is a noted American organist.He studied with Alexander McCurdy at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, receiving a Bachelor of Music degree in 1946....
  
  )

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