Museum to showcase career of Northwest band director

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Artifacts of Nodaway County musical ensembles, like this
photograph of the Maryville German Boys String Band, will
be featured in a special exhibit in April at the Nodaway
County Historical Society museum. The exhibit will also
include a display focusing on the life and career of the late
Earle Moss, longtime director of bands at Northwest.

An upcoming exhibit at the Nodaway County Historical Society museum, located at 110 North Walnut in Maryville, will feature a display focusing on the life and career of the late Earle Moss, professor emeritus, who served as Northwest Missouri State University’s director of bands for 32 years.

Moss’ many accomplishments at Northwest included the founding of the University’s first student jazz ensemble in 1955. He also taught music theory and directed the instrumental music program.

The museum exhibit, which begins April 16 and runs through May 1, is the second in a series of thee such presentations highlighting the cultural heritage of Nodaway County. Funding for the exhibits was provided through a grant from the Missouri Humanities Council.

In addition to the Moss display, the exhibit will include artifacts, such as antique instruments, that illustrate the history of band music in Nodaway County, with an emphasis on amateur and professional ensembles that performed in the area from the 1890s through the 1930s.

The display coincides with the Historical Society’s annual “Evening of Jazz,” which will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, at the museum. Performing live during the event will be the Sharp Five Jazz Quintet consisting of Ben Gervais, Matt McGrory , Dan Rasmussen, Chris Oyler and Dr. Mike Steiner, associate professor of history at Northwest. The concert is free and open to the public.

For more information, please contact:

Anthony Brown,
News Bureau Manager
E-Mail: abrown@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 660.562.1704
Fax: 660.562.1900

Northwest Missouri State University
219 Administration Building,
800 University Drive
Maryville, MO 64468

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