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DWIGHT BECKHAM, Sr. (b. 1931)

Dwight Beckham, Sr. received his musical training at Wichita University.  He has studied composition with Homer Keller, Harold Moyer, Joshua Missal, and Robert Marek.  In addition to teaching 40 years in the public schools and colleges of Kansas, he has played trumpet with the Wichita and Mid-Kansas Symphony Orchestras.  Mr. Beckham has been inducted into both the Kansas Teachers' Hall of Fame and the Kansas Music Educators' Association Hall of Fame.  He is the recipient of a Kansas Arts Commission Fellowship in Music Composition.

WORKS

Concert Band
In the Glow of the Evening Sun