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Fred Mills collection, Series 1: Manuscripts
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Fred Mills collection, Series 1: Manuscripts | |
| Creator: Mills, Fred, 1935-2009 | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1900-2000s | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 16.5 Linear Feet (32 boxes) | |
| Collection Number: UA10-063 | |
| Repository: University of Georgia Archives | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
William Frederick Mills was a University of Georgia music professor from 1996–2009, and a 1992 Grammy nominee who made more than 40 records as a trumpeter with the Canadian Brass quintet from 1972-1996. Mill was born on March 15, 1935 and was originally from Guelph, Ontario.
He also played solo, first-chair trumpet with the American Symphony Orchestra and the Houston Symphony Orchestra under Leopold Stokowski, the New York City Opera Orchestra, the New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theater, the National Arts Center Orchestra of Canada, the Casals Festival Orchestra in Puerto Rico and others.
He attended the Juilliard School of Music and held honorary doctorates from the New England Conservatory in Boston and Hartwick College. Mills earned a bachelor of science degree in music from Hartwick in 1957.
The Canadian Brass ensemble performed hundreds of his arrangements including Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, which appeared on the album The Pachelbel Canon and Other Great Baroque Hits, released in 1980.
On September 7, 2009, Mills was killed in a car crash in Walton County, about 45 miles east of Atlanta. Mills was driving to his Athens home from Atlanta's airport after a trip to Quincinetto Italy where he was a soloist at the Pentabrass Festival.
Scope and Content
The manuscripts series of the Fred Mills collection consists of Mills' music manuscripts, including works arranged by him and collectioned by him, over the course of his career. Altogether the collection is made up of over 500 pieces of music, both published and unpublished.
Organization and Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by title of piece.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Fred Mills collection, UA10-063, University of Georgia Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Finding Aid Publication
Finding aid prepared on: 2016.