MY BACKGROUND EXPERIENCES IN MUSIC
by
Walter L. Elden, P.E. (Ret)

Walter Elden

2531 Canterbury Circle
Rockledge, Fl 32955
Mail to: welden@cfl.rr.com


Purpose - To Return To My First Career Objective, Music

I am writing this to provide the reader about some of my background in the field of music. Some of you know that I practiced engineering during my career, but few of you know that prior to that, I had begun another, entirely different, career. In that earlier one, I set out to become a Conductor or Director of Music (band, orchestra and/or mixed chorus). That period was when I was in high school followed by the study and performance of music at the University of Miami. All that changed when the Korean War began on June 25, 1950, just 3 weeks after I graduated from high school. So now, I am volunteering to organize and coordinate the holding of community  music/video concerts in the Viera East Golf Course family of communities, to return me to my original roots, conducting of musical concerts, using CDs for audio and DVDs for video concerts.

During my practice of engineering, I found my capabilities with electronics complemented my continued interest in music. In that I mean, while I practiced engineering, I was able to apply its technology, which allowed me to listen and appreciate music through various home music systems, instead of performing or conducting it. Now I hope to combine my electronics with my interest in music to share good music with others. That is my purpose in proposing to establish these community classical video and music multimedia concerts. I hope you will join in this with me and help make it grow together.

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MY EARLIEST CONTACT WITH MUSIC GROWING UP

FORMAL VIOLIN LESSONS BEGIN

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA AND MIXED CHORUS

OUTSIDE MUSICAL GROUPS IN THE MIAMI AREA AND THEIR INFLUENCE

MY MUSICAL EXPERIENCES DURING HIGH SCHOOL

ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, MAJORING IN MUSIC

IMPACT OF THE KOREAN WAR ON MY MUSICAL CAREER AMBITIONS

COMPLETING MY EDUCATION IN ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

START OF MY ENGINEERING CAREER

GETTING REACQUAINTED WITH HIGH SCHOOL BAND DIRECTOR, J. HOWARD REYNOLDS, 50 YEARS LATER

MY RETURN TO MUSIC SINCE RETIREMENT FROM ENGINEERING


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