The music school at the University of North Texas has an excellent reputation, especially in the jazz world. In fact, the school's student 1 O'Clock Jazz Band is so consistently good that they have been nominated gor several Grammys. Thanks to this reputation for quality, the school has been given a wonderful gift.
Maynard Ferguson was a renowned jazz musician. His music career spanned over 50 years, starting in the mid-fifties and ending with his death in 2006. An anonymous person, along with the Collins-Binkley Foundation, bought his estate for $600,000 after his death.
The school will be receiving the entire music library of the jazz giant. According to James Scott, dean of the school of music, the collection "will include original handwritten parts and scores and complete published sets of music that are no longer in print."
Ferguson's musical memorabilia (horns, wardrobe, awards, etc.) will also be coming to Denton. The Foundation is currently working out the details of where it will be housed.
Ferguson's music library will be housed at the university's music library on the fourth floor of the Willis Library. It will join the music library of band leader Stan Kenton, which the university already has.
Congratulations UNT!
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