Profession: Composer and Conductor
Nationality: 
American
Biography: The director for 40 years of the Eastman School of Music, he won a Pulitzer Prize in 1944 for his Symphony no. 4, and has received numerous other awards
Born: October 28, 1896
Birthplace: Wahoo, Nebraska, USA
Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Scorpio
Died: February 26, 1981 (aged 84)
Married Life
- 1946-07-24 Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Howard Hanson (49) weds Margaret Elizabeth Nelson at the Chautauqua Institution in New York
Historical Events
- 1923-05-30 Howard Hanson's 1st Symphony "Nordic" premieres
- 1930-11-28 Howard Hanson's 2nd Symphony "Romantic" premieres
- 1934-02-10 Howard Hanson's opera "Merry Mount" premieres in NYC
- 1938-03-26 NBC radio performance of Howard Hanson's 3rd Symphony
- 1943-12-03 Howard Hanson conducts premiere of his 4th Symphony ("Requiem") with the Boston Symphony; wins Pulitzer Prize for Music, 1944
- 1957-04-09 Howard Hanson's "Song of Democracy" premieres in Washington, D.C.
- 1968-02-29 Howard Hanson's 6th Symphony, premieres
Alan Menken
Arthur Honegger
Thomas Arne
Benjamin Britten
Felix Mendelssohn
Plácido Domingo