DI TELLA, Ferdinand - Revision history

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	[[Image:DITELLA.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]DI TELLA, Ferdinand. (New York, NY, Dec. 25, 1902--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 19, 1948). Di Tella graduated from the Juilliard School of Music in New York, Chicago Musical College, and the University of Mexico. Prior to returning to Dubuque, he conducted a theater orchestra for the Sanger chain of theaters in the south. One orchestra he conducted accompanied the famous silent film, "Birth of a Nation."		[[Image:DITELLA.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]DI TELLA, Ferdinand. (New York, NY, Dec. 25, 1902--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 19, 1948). Di Tella graduated from the Juilliard School of Music in New York, Chicago Musical College, and the University of Mexico. Prior to returning to Dubuque, he conducted a theater orchestra for the Sanger chain of theaters in the south. One orchestra he conducted accompanied the famous silent film, "Birth of a Nation."

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	[[Image:DITELLA.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: ~~Bob Reding~~]]DI TELLA, Ferdinand. (New York, NY, Dec. 25, 1902--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 19, 1948). Di Tella graduated from the Juilliard School of Music in New York, Chicago Musical College, and the University of Mexico. Prior to returning to Dubuque, he conducted a theater orchestra for the Sanger chain of theaters in the south. One orchestra he conducted accompanied the famous silent film, "Birth of a Nation."		[[Image:DITELLA.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]DI TELLA, Ferdinand. (New York, NY, Dec. 25, 1902--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 19, 1948). Di Tella graduated from the Juilliard School of Music in New York, Chicago Musical College, and the University of Mexico. Prior to returning to Dubuque, he conducted a theater orchestra for the Sanger chain of theaters in the south. One orchestra he conducted accompanied the famous silent film, "Birth of a Nation."

	Di Tella was employed as a part-time band instructor at [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]] in 1923. Between 1924 and 1929 he organized bands and orchestras in many small communities near Dubuque and served as the instrumental music supervisor in the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]]. (1) He helped pay for a better French horn for [[GRAAS, John\|John GRAAS]] to replace the one the boy had found at the [[DUBUQUE BOYS' CLUB]]. In 1930 he organized and directed the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] symphony orchestra. (2) One of his students, [[JENNEY, Jack\|Jack JENNEY]], went on to become one of the jazz elite.		Di Tella was employed as a part-time band instructor at [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]] in 1923. Between 1924 and 1929 he organized bands and orchestras in many small communities near Dubuque and served as the instrumental music supervisor in the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]]. (1) He helped pay for a better French horn for [[GRAAS, John\|John GRAAS]] to replace the one the boy had found at the [[DUBUQUE BOYS' CLUB]]. In 1930 he organized and directed the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] symphony orchestra. (2) One of his students, [[JENNEY, Jack\|Jack JENNEY]], went on to become one of the jazz elite.

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	Di Tella was employed as a part-time band instructor at [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]] in 1923. Between 1924 and 1929 he organized bands and orchestras in many small communities near Dubuque and served as the instrumental music supervisor in the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]]. (1) He helped pay for a better French horn for [[GRAAS, John\|John GRAAS]] to replace the one the boy had found at the [[DUBUQUE BOYS' CLUB]]. In 1930 he organized and directed the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] symphony orchestra. (2) One of his students, [[JENNEY, Jack\|Jack JENNEY]], went on to become one of the jazz elite.		Di Tella was employed as a part-time band instructor at [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]] in 1923. Between 1924 and 1929 he organized bands and orchestras in many small communities near Dubuque and served as the instrumental music supervisor in the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]]. (1) He helped pay for a better French horn for [[GRAAS, John\|John GRAAS]] to replace the one the boy had found at the [[DUBUQUE BOYS' CLUB]]. In 1930 he organized and directed the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] symphony orchestra. (2) One of his students, [[JENNEY, Jack\|Jack JENNEY]], went on to become one of the jazz elite.

	Di Tella served as director of the university band and orchestra from 1931 until 1946. He also gave private violin lessons, judged music contests, and designed clinics where he served as the master teacher. Frustrated by low pay and administrative support for building up the music department, he submitted his letter of resignation in July, 1946 to become the manager of the Maid-Rite ~~Restaurant~~ at 132 8th Avenue. (3)		Di Tella served as director of the university band and orchestra from 1931 until 1946. He also gave private violin lessons, judged music contests, and designed clinics where he served as the master teacher. Frustrated by low pay and lack of administrative support for building up the music department, he submitted his letter of resignation in July, 1946 to become the manager of the Maid-Rite restaurant at 132 8th Avenue. (3)

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Randylyon at 01:37, 22 November 2017

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-[[Image:DITELLA.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]DI TELLA, Ferdinand. (New York, NY, Dec. 25, 1902-Dubuque, IA, Mar. 19, 1948). Music supervisor. Di Tella graduated from the Juilliard School of Music in New York, Chicago Musical College, and the University of Mexico. Prior to returning to Dubuque, he conducted a theater orchestra for the Sanger chain of theaters in the south. One orchestra he conducted accompanied the famous silent film, "Birth of a Nation."
+[[Image:DITELLA.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]DI TELLA, Ferdinand. (New York, NY, Dec. 25, 1902--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 19, 1948). Di Tella graduated from the Juilliard School of Music in New York, Chicago Musical College, and the University of Mexico. Prior to returning to Dubuque, he conducted a theater orchestra for the Sanger chain of theaters in the south. One orchestra he conducted accompanied the famous silent film, "Birth of a Nation."
-Di Tella was employed as a part-time band instructor at [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]] in 1923. Between 1924 and 1929 he organized bands and orchestras in many small communities near Dubuque and served as the instrumental music supervisor in the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]]. He helped pay for a better French horn for [[GRAAS, John|John GRAAS]] to replace the one the boy had found at the [[DUBUQUE BOYS' CLUB]]. In 1930 he organized and directed the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] symphony orchestra. One of his students, [[JENNEY, Jack|Jack JENNEY]], went on to become one of the jazz elite. Di Tella served as director of the university band and orchestra from 1931 until 1946. He also gave private violin lessons, judged music contests, and designed clinics where he served as the master teacher.
+Di Tella was employed as a part-time band instructor at [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]] in 1923. Between 1924 and 1929 he organized bands and orchestras in many small communities near Dubuque and served as the instrumental music supervisor in the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]]. (1)  He helped pay for a better French horn for [[GRAAS, John|John GRAAS]] to replace the one the boy had found at the [[DUBUQUE BOYS' CLUB]]. In 1930 he organized and directed the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] symphony orchestra. (2) One of his students, [[JENNEY, Jack|Jack JENNEY]], went on to become one of the jazz elite.
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Randylyon at 18:21, 8 July 2011

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	DI TELLA, Ferdinand. (New York, NY, Dec. 25, 1902-Dubuque, IA, Mar. 19, 1948). Music supervisor. Di Tella graduated from the Juilliard School of Music in New York, Chicago Musical College, and the University of Mexico. Prior to returning to Dubuque, he conducted a theater orchestra for the Sanger chain of theaters in the south. One orchestra he conducted accompanied the famous silent film, "Birth of a Nation."		[[Image:DITELLA.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]DI TELLA, Ferdinand. (New York, NY, Dec. 25, 1902-Dubuque, IA, Mar. 19, 1948). Music supervisor. Di Tella graduated from the Juilliard School of Music in New York, Chicago Musical College, and the University of Mexico. Prior to returning to Dubuque, he conducted a theater orchestra for the Sanger chain of theaters in the south. One orchestra he conducted accompanied the famous silent film, "Birth of a Nation."

	Di Tella was employed as a part-time band instructor at [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]] in 1923. Between 1924 and 1929 he organized bands and orchestras in many small communities near Dubuque and served as the instrumental music supervisor in the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]]. He helped pay for a better French horn for [[GRAAS, John\|John GRAAS]] to replace the one the boy had found at the [[DUBUQUE BOYS' CLUB]]. In 1930 he organized and directed the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] symphony orchestra. One of his students, [[JENNEY, Jack\|Jack JENNEY]], went on to become one of the jazz elite. Di Tella served as director of the university band and orchestra from 1931 until 1946. He also gave private violin lessons, judged music contests, and designed clinics where he served as the master teacher.		Di Tella was employed as a part-time band instructor at [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]] in 1923. Between 1924 and 1929 he organized bands and orchestras in many small communities near Dubuque and served as the instrumental music supervisor in the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]]. He helped pay for a better French horn for [[GRAAS, John\|John GRAAS]] to replace the one the boy had found at the [[DUBUQUE BOYS' CLUB]]. In 1930 he organized and directed the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] symphony orchestra. One of his students, [[JENNEY, Jack\|Jack JENNEY]], went on to become one of the jazz elite. Di Tella served as director of the university band and orchestra from 1931 until 1946. He also gave private violin lessons, judged music contests, and designed clinics where he served as the master teacher.

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Randylyon at 19:08, 20 February 2010

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	DI TELLA, Ferdinand. (New York, NY, Dec. 25, 1902-Dubuque, IA, Mar. 19, 1948). Music supervisor. Di Tella graduated from the Juilliard School of Music in New York, Chicago Musical College, and the University of Mexico. Prior to returning to Dubuque, he conducted a theater orchestra for the Sanger chain of theaters in the south. One orchestra he conducted accompanied the famous silent film, "Birth of a Nation."		DI TELLA, Ferdinand. (New York, NY, Dec. 25, 1902-Dubuque, IA, Mar. 19, 1948). Music supervisor. Di Tella graduated from the Juilliard School of Music in New York, Chicago Musical College, and the University of Mexico. Prior to returning to Dubuque, he conducted a theater orchestra for the Sanger chain of theaters in the south. One orchestra he conducted accompanied the famous silent film, "Birth of a Nation."

	Di Tella was employed as a part-time band instructor at [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]] in 1923. Between 1924 and 1929 he organized bands and orchestras in many small communities near Dubuque and served as the instrumental music supervisor in the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]]. He helped pay for a better French horn for [[GRAAS, John\|John GRAAS]] to replace the one the boy had found at the [[DUBUQUE BOYS' CLUB]]. In 1930 he organized and directed the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] symphony orchestra. One of his students, Jack ~~Jenney~~, went on to become one of the jazz elite. Di Tella served as director of the university band and orchestra from 1931 until 1946. He also gave private violin lessons, judged music contests, and designed clinics where he served as the master teacher.		Di Tella was employed as a part-time band instructor at [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]] in 1923. Between 1924 and 1929 he organized bands and orchestras in many small communities near Dubuque and served as the instrumental music supervisor in the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]]. He helped pay for a better French horn for [[GRAAS, John\|John GRAAS]] to replace the one the boy had found at the [[DUBUQUE BOYS' CLUB]]. In 1930 he organized and directed the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] symphony orchestra. One of his students, [[JENNEY, Jack\|Jack JENNEY]], went on to become one of the jazz elite. Di Tella served as director of the university band and orchestra from 1931 until 1946. He also gave private violin lessons, judged music contests, and designed clinics where he served as the master teacher.

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Randylyon at 05:06, 2 January 2010

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	DI TELLA, Ferdinand. (New York, NY, Dec. 25, 1902-Dubuque, IA, Mar. 19, 1948). Music supervisor. Di ~~Tell~~ graduated from the Juilliard School of Music in New York, Chicago Musical College, and the University of Mexico. Prior to returning to Dubuque, he conducted a theater orchestra for the Sanger chain of theaters in the south. One orchestra he conducted accompanied the famous silent film, "Birth of a Nation."		DI TELLA, Ferdinand. (New York, NY, Dec. 25, 1902-Dubuque, IA, Mar. 19, 1948). Music supervisor. Di Tella graduated from the Juilliard School of Music in New York, Chicago Musical College, and the University of Mexico. Prior to returning to Dubuque, he conducted a theater orchestra for the Sanger chain of theaters in the south. One orchestra he conducted accompanied the famous silent film, "Birth of a Nation."

	Di Tella was employed as a part-time band instructor at [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]] in 1923. Between 1924 and 1929 he organized bands and orchestras in many small communities near Dubuque and served as the instrumental music supervisor in the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]]. He helped pay for a better French horn for [[GRAAS, John\|John GRAAS]] to replace the one the boy had found at the [[DUBUQUE BOYS' CLUB]]. In 1930 he organized and directed the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] symphony orchestra. One of his students, Jack Jenney, went on to become one of the jazz elite. Di Tella served as director of the university band and orchestra from 1931 until 1946. He also gave private violin lessons, judged music contests, and designed clinics where he served as the master teacher.		Di Tella was employed as a part-time band instructor at [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]] in 1923. Between 1924 and 1929 he organized bands and orchestras in many small communities near Dubuque and served as the instrumental music supervisor in the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]]. He helped pay for a better French horn for [[GRAAS, John\|John GRAAS]] to replace the one the boy had found at the [[DUBUQUE BOYS' CLUB]]. In 1930 he organized and directed the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] symphony orchestra. One of his students, Jack Jenney, went on to become one of the jazz elite. Di Tella served as director of the university band and orchestra from 1931 until 1946. He also gave private violin lessons, judged music contests, and designed clinics where he served as the master teacher.

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Randylyon at 20:37, 31 December 2009

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	DI TELLA, Ferdinand. (New York, NY, Dec. 25, 1902-Dubuque, IA, Mar. 19, 1948). Music supervisor. Di Tell graduated from the Juilliard School of Music in New York, Chicago Musical College, and the University of Mexico. Prior to returning to Dubuque, he conducted a theater orchestra for the Sanger chain of theaters in the south. One orchestra he conducted accompanied the famous silent film, "Birth of a Nation."		DI TELLA, Ferdinand. (New York, NY, Dec. 25, 1902-Dubuque, IA, Mar. 19, 1948). Music supervisor. Di Tell graduated from the Juilliard School of Music in New York, Chicago Musical College, and the University of Mexico. Prior to returning to Dubuque, he conducted a theater orchestra for the Sanger chain of theaters in the south. One orchestra he conducted accompanied the famous silent film, "Birth of a Nation."

	Di Tella was employed as a part-time band instructor at [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]] in 1923. Between 1924 and 1929 he organized bands and orchestras in many small communities near Dubuque and served as the instrumental music supervisor in the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]]. He helped pay for a better French horn for [[GRAAS, John\|John GRAAS]] to replace the one the boy had found at the [[DUBUQUE BOYS' CLUB]]. In 1930 he organized and directed the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] symphony orchestra. One of his students~~, [[JENNEY~~, Jack~~\|Jack JENNEY]]~~, went on to become one of the jazz elite. Di Tella served as director of the university band and orchestra from 1931 until 1946. He also gave private violin lessons, judged music contests, and designed clinics where he served as the master teacher.		Di Tella was employed as a part-time band instructor at [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]] in 1923. Between 1924 and 1929 he organized bands and orchestras in many small communities near Dubuque and served as the instrumental music supervisor in the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]]. He helped pay for a better French horn for [[GRAAS, John\|John GRAAS]] to replace the one the boy had found at the [[DUBUQUE BOYS' CLUB]]. In 1930 he organized and directed the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] symphony orchestra. One of his students, Jack Jenney, went on to become one of the jazz elite. Di Tella served as director of the university band and orchestra from 1931 until 1946. He also gave private violin lessons, judged music contests, and designed clinics where he served as the master teacher.

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