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'''Vilem Sokol''' (May 22, 1915{{spaced ndash}}August 19, 2011) was a Czech-American conductor and professor of music at the [[University of Washington]] from 1948 to 1985,<ref name="SeattleTimes_30Mar1997_VilemSokol">{{cite news|url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19970330&slug=2531301|title=Sokol, Young Musicians Reuniting For Special Concert|last=Bargreen|first=Melinda|work=[[The Seattle Times]]|date=March 30, 1997|accessdate=September 11, 2010}}</ref> where he taught violin, viola, conducting, as well as music appreciation classes directed primarily toward non-music majors. He was conductor of the [[Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras]] from 1960 to 1988,<ref name="UWash_UWShowcase_VilemSokol">{{cite web|url=http://www.washington.edu/research/showcase/1948c.html|title=Vilem Sokol and the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra|publisher=[[University of Washington]]|accessdate=September 10, 2010}}</ref><ref name="SYSO_Alumni_Vilem Sokol_1960-1988">{{cite web|url=http://www.syso.org/alumni/alumni.html|title=SYSO Alumni/History|publisher=[[Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras]]|accessdate=September 11, 2010}}</ref> and principal violist of the [[Seattle Symphony]] from 1959 to 1963. He was the featured soloist with the Seattle Symphony for subscription concerts held March 7 and 8, 1960, performing ''Harold in Italy'' by [[Hector Berlioz]].<ref>Louis R. Guzzo, "Symphony Adds Sokol and Slivka to Soloist Roster," ''The Seattle Times'', September 6, 1959, WS, p. 7.</ref><ref>Louis R. Guzzo, "Sokol, Graffman Prove Match For Berlioz, Brahms," ''The Seattle Times'', March 8, 1960, p. 31.</ref>
'''Vilem Sokol''' (May 22, 1915{{spaced ndash}}August 19, 2011) was a Czech-American conductor and professor of music at the [[University of Washington]] from 1948 to 1985,<ref name="SeattleTimes_30Mar1997_VilemSokol">{{cite news|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19970330/2531301/sokol-young-musicians-reuniting-for-special-concert|title=Sokol, Young Musicians Reuniting For Special Concert|last=Bargreen|first=Melinda|work=[[The Seattle Times]]|date=March 30, 1997|access-date=September 11, 2010}}</ref> where he taught violin, viola, conducting, as well as music appreciation classes directed primarily toward non-music majors. He was conductor of the [[Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras]] from 1960 to 1988,<ref name="UWash_UWShowcase_VilemSokol">{{cite web|url=http://www.washington.edu/research/showcase/1948c.html|title=Vilem Sokol and the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra|publisher=[[University of Washington]]|access-date=September 10, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110421031319/http://www.washington.edu/research/showcase/1948c.html|archive-date=April 21, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="SYSO_Alumni_Vilem Sokol_1960-1988">{{cite web|url=http://www.syso.org/alumni/alumni.html|title=SYSO Alumni/History|publisher=[[Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras]]|access-date=September 11, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714224612/http://www.syso.org/alumni/alumni.html|archive-date=July 14, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and principal violist of the [[Seattle Symphony]] from 1959 to 1963. He was the featured soloist with the Seattle Symphony for subscription concerts held March 7 and 8, 1960, performing ''Harold in Italy'' by [[Hector Berlioz]].<ref>Louis R. Guzzo, "Symphony Adds Sokol and Slivka to Soloist Roster," ''The Seattle Times'', September 6, 1959, WS, p. 7.</ref><ref>Louis R. Guzzo, "Sokol, Graffman Prove Match For Berlioz, Brahms," ''The Seattle Times'', March 8, 1960, p. 31.</ref>
Sokol was raised in [[Ambridge, Pennsylvania]]. At the age of 15, he studied with [[Otakar Ševčík]] in Boston. He received a bachelor's degree in music from [[Oberlin College]] in 1938, where he studied violin with [[Raymond Cerf]], and studied for one year on scholarship with [[Jaroslav Kocián]] at the State Conservatory of Music in [[Prague]]. He studied under a fellowship grant at the [[Juilliard School]] in New York City.<ref name="UWash_UWShowcase_VilemSokol"/>
Sokol was raised in [[Ambridge, Pennsylvania]]. At the age of 16, he studied with [[Otakar Ševčík]] in Boston. He received a bachelor's degree in music from [[Oberlin College]] in 1938, where he studied violin with [[Raymond Cerf]], and studied for one year on scholarship with [[Jaroslav Kocián]] at the State Conservatory of Music in [[Prague]]. He studied under a fellowship grant at the [[Juilliard School]] in New York City.<ref name="UWash_UWShowcase_VilemSokol"/>


Upon his return from Prague, he taught at [[Shorter University|Shorter College]] in [[Rome, Georgia]] for two years. He returned in 1941 to Oberlin College to pursue graduate work, but was drafted when the United States entered the [[Second World War]]. He served in [[Miami Beach, Florida]], [[Lincoln, Nebraska]] and [[Biloxi, Mississippi]]. Following his discharge in 1945, he returned to Oberlin College to continue his graduate work. Before coming to Seattle, he taught at the [[University of Kentucky]] (1946–7), and the [[Kansas City Conservatory of Music]] (1947–8), which has been part of the [[University of Missouri–Kansas City]] since 1959.
Upon his return from Prague, he taught at [[Shorter University|Shorter College]] in [[Rome, Georgia]] for two years. He returned in 1941 to Oberlin College to pursue graduate work, but was drafted when the United States entered the [[Second World War]]. He served in [[Miami Beach, Florida]], [[Lincoln, Nebraska]] and [[Biloxi, Mississippi]]. Following his discharge in 1945, he returned to Oberlin College to continue his graduate work. Before coming to Seattle, he taught at the [[University of Kentucky]] (1946–7), and the [[Kansas City Conservatory of Music]] (1947–8), which has been part of the [[University of Missouri–Kansas City]] since 1959.


Sokol was one of the first American teachers to meet [[Shinichi Suzuki (violinist)|Shinichi Suzuki]] and apply aspects of [[Suzuki method|his teaching method]].<ref name="SYSO_Alumni_Vilem Sokol_1960-1988"/><ref>{{cite book|last=Honda|first=Masaaki|title=Suzuki Changed My Life|url=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=5BWLTnxm7Q8C&pg=PA141&lpg=PA141&dq=%22Vilem+Sokol%22+Suzuki&source=bl&ots=fN1C5ZD1ZG&sig=O9TNU7faqPZzTvh65v0bp53u6T8&hl=en&ei=vUKLTOWdL8O5cdP3scoE&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CDgQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q&f=false|year=1976|publisher=[[Alfred Music Publishing]]|isbn=978-0-87487-084-8|page=142|chapter=Our United States Tour}}</ref>
Sokol was one of the first American teachers to meet [[Shinichi Suzuki (violinist)|Shinichi Suzuki]] and apply aspects of [[Suzuki method|his teaching method]].<ref name="SYSO_Alumni_Vilem Sokol_1960-1988"/><ref>{{cite book|last=Honda|first=Masaaki|title=Suzuki Changed My Life|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5BWLTnxm7Q8C&pg=PA141 |year=1976|publisher=[[Alfred Music Publishing]]|isbn=978-0-87487-084-8|page=142|chapter=Our United States Tour}}</ref>


On August 19, 2011, Sokol died, aged 96, in [[Seattle, Washington]] from cancer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015969279_sokolobit21m.html|title=Revered maestro Vilem Sokol gave his love of music to all|author=Melinda Bargreen|publisher=''[[The Seattle Times]]''|date=August 20, 2011|accessdate=August 21, 2011}}</ref>
On August 19, 2011, Sokol died, aged 96, in [[Seattle, Washington]] from cancer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015969279_sokolobit21m.html|title=Revered maestro Vilem Sokol gave his love of music to all|author=Melinda Bargreen|newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]]|date=August 20, 2011|access-date=August 21, 2011}}</ref>


==Films==
==Films==
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Latest revision as of 04:16, 13 November 2024

Vilem Sokol at 90

Vilem Sokol (May 22, 1915 – August 19, 2011) was a Czech-American conductor and professor of music at the University of Washington from 1948 to 1985,[1] where he taught violin, viola, conducting, as well as music appreciation classes directed primarily toward non-music majors. He was conductor of the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras from 1960 to 1988,[2][3] and principal violist of the Seattle Symphony from 1959 to 1963. He was the featured soloist with the Seattle Symphony for subscription concerts held March 7 and 8, 1960, performing Harold in Italy by Hector Berlioz.[4][5]

Sokol was raised in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. At the age of 16, he studied with Otakar Ševčík in Boston. He received a bachelor's degree in music from Oberlin College in 1938, where he studied violin with Raymond Cerf, and studied for one year on scholarship with Jaroslav Kocián at the State Conservatory of Music in Prague. He studied under a fellowship grant at the Juilliard School in New York City.[2]

Upon his return from Prague, he taught at Shorter College in Rome, Georgia for two years. He returned in 1941 to Oberlin College to pursue graduate work, but was drafted when the United States entered the Second World War. He served in Miami Beach, Florida, Lincoln, Nebraska and Biloxi, Mississippi. Following his discharge in 1945, he returned to Oberlin College to continue his graduate work. Before coming to Seattle, he taught at the University of Kentucky (1946–7), and the Kansas City Conservatory of Music (1947–8), which has been part of the University of Missouri–Kansas City since 1959.

Sokol was one of the first American teachers to meet Shinichi Suzuki and apply aspects of his teaching method.[3][6]

On August 19, 2011, Sokol died, aged 96, in Seattle, Washington from cancer.[7]

Films

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  • 1974 – 1812 Overture filmed at Pacific Northwest Music Camp at Fort Flagler State Park.
  • 1984 – Alan Hovhaness. Directed by Jean Walkinshaw, KCTS-TV, Seattle.

References

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  1. ^ Bargreen, Melinda (March 30, 1997). "Sokol, Young Musicians Reuniting For Special Concert". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Vilem Sokol and the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra". University of Washington. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "SYSO Alumni/History". Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras. Archived from the original on July 14, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
  4. ^ Louis R. Guzzo, "Symphony Adds Sokol and Slivka to Soloist Roster," The Seattle Times, September 6, 1959, WS, p. 7.
  5. ^ Louis R. Guzzo, "Sokol, Graffman Prove Match For Berlioz, Brahms," The Seattle Times, March 8, 1960, p. 31.
  6. ^ Honda, Masaaki (1976). "Our United States Tour". Suzuki Changed My Life. Alfred Music Publishing. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-87487-084-8.
  7. ^ Melinda Bargreen (August 20, 2011). "Revered maestro Vilem Sokol gave his love of music to all". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
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