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Through The Sallyport recognition, and brought Rice s music standards to a higher level. He wrote the architectural program for the music building, Alice Pratt Brown Hall, which was designed by Ricardo Bofill and opened in 1991. Hammond also founded a preparatory program for pre-college-age music students in the Houston area. We were so fortunate to have had him for 16 years and to have been the beneficiary of his extraordinary intellect, vision, and compassion, said Gary Smith, associate dean of music. Hammond was educated at Lawrence University, Delhi University in India, and as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, where he earned degrees in philosophy, psychology, and physiology. At Oxford, he became involved in neuroscientific research and later taught and conducted research in neuroanatomy and physiology at Marquette Medical School and at the University of Wisconsin Medical School. His love for music won over his desire to study medicine, but he continued to tap into his neuroscientific expertise. He developed ties with the medical community to study voice, hearing, and clinical aspects of musical performance, and he lectured annually at the Texas Medical Center in the series Health Care and the Arts. He also played a major role in specifying the acoustics for every room in Alice Pratt Brown Hall, a building often praised for its splendid acoustics. Before coming to Rice, Hammond was the founding dean of music for the new arts campus of the State University of New York at Purchase. There he was responsible for planning the facilities and curriculum of the music school and later served as president of the college. He founded Pepsico Summerfare, a major international festival of the arts at Purchase. He also was director of the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music in Milwaukee and served as the founding rector of the European Mozart Academy in the Czech Republic. In addition to being on the board of the Houston Symphony, Hammond held positions as associate conductor of the American Symphony, conductor of the Bergen Philharmonic, musical director and conductor of the Dessoff Choirs in New York City, composer-in-residence for the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, and director of Canticum, an ensemble for the performance of medieval and Renaissance vocal music. Hammond received a gold medal in 1998 from the Rice Alumni Association for his contributions to Rice, and Lawrence University awarded him a Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa. Hammond is survived by his wife and a son, Thomas Hammond of New York. He was proceeded in death by another son, Benjamin Michael Hammond. Ellen Chang [ back to top ] Featured Stories | Through the Sallyport | On the Bookshelf | Who's Who Students | Arts | Scoreboard | Yesteryear | Previous Issues Copyright ©2002 Rice University http://www.rice.edu/sallyport/2002/spring/sallyport/hammond.html (2 of 2) [10/30/2009 10:56:18 AM]
Through The Sallyport Spring 2002 VOL.58, NO.3 Humanities Building Proves Itself a Winner When the Humanities Building opened in October 2000, the dedication included one of the most elaborate ceremonies yet to dedicate a Rice University building: a site-specific performance event conceived and choreographed by internationally known dance-theater artist Stephan Koplowitz. The performance was called Open Book/Open House, but it might just as well have been called Open Invitation for Architecture Awards. ........................................................................... Thus far, the Humanities Building has garnered five impressive architecture and building industry awards. We are delighted that the building is being so well recognized, commented Suzanne Klein, project manager for the building s architect, Allan Greenberg. Among the honors is the 2001 Design Excellence Award for Architecture given by the Washington, D.C., chapter of the American Institute of Architects. It is the chapter s highest award. Three buildings out of 102 nominations were selected, and there were seven merit winners. The other four awards also are the highest honors bestowed by their respective associations: the 2001 Design Award for Architecture from the Cast Stone Institute, the 2002 First Place for International Excellence in Masonry from the Mason Contractors Association of America, the 2001 First Place Award for Outstanding Brick Masonry Design from the Texas Masonry Council, and the 2001 Brick and Glass Block Award for Excellence in Brick Masonry Design from the Associated Masonry Contractors of Houston. [ back to top ] Featured Stories | Through the Sallyport | On the Bookshelf | Who's Who Students | Arts | Scoreboard | Yesteryear | Previous Issues Copyright ©2002 Rice University http://www.rice.edu/sallyport/2002/spring/sallyport/humanities.html [10/30/2009 10:56:19 AM]
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