Albert Austin Harding
Albert Austin Harding | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 02/10/1880 Georgetown, Illinois |
| Died | 12/03/1958 Champaign, Illinois |
| Occupation | Director of Bands |
| Years active | 1907–1948 |
Albert Austin Harding (February 10, 1880 – December 3, 1958) was the first Director of Bands at the University of Illinois and the first band director at an American university to hold a position of full professorship. The Harding Band Building, the first dedicated building for a University Band Department, was named for him.
His full-length portrait painted by Earl Bradbury in 1950 hangs in the Harding Band Building.