Tolley, Richard 2018-09-14
This interview features Richard “Dick” E. Tolley, a trumpet professor in the School of Music at Texas Tech from 1959 to summer of 1991. Tolley discusses his background and family, musical training, and involvement in music education for more than thirty years. He talks extensively about the music program at Texas Tech, its faculty and students, his involvement in concert bands, and authoring the song “Red Raider Fanfare.”
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Richard "Dick" Tolley
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: September 14, 2018
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Lynn Whitfield
Length: 01:13:25 (1 hour 13 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and background information; Music jobs he held while in Lubbock; Moving around Texas, the loss of his wife; returning to Lubbock; Children and grandchildren; appreciation for the opportunities he had; Reminiscing about other Texas Tech musicians; Memories of more Texas Tech musicians; Bonding with other faculty members; Final thoughts and reflections; “Red Raider Fanfare”
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/374901 >
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