Exhibits

The Ross Hastings Project

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire was the beneficiary of the papers of arranger-composer Ross Hastings (1915-91). Thanks to a generous gift from his widow, Marion Hastings, UW-Eau Claire has initiated the Ross Hastings Project. The Hastings collection has been processed and a detailed finding aid produced. The collection includes scores (many in manuscript), recordings of original works, correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, and other materials. This site was developed to provide information about Ross Hastings and to present an overview of the Ross Hastings Collection.

• Biographical information
• Preliminary guide to the collection
  The collection is housed in the Special Collections Department of McIntyre Library.
• Account of the acquisition of the collection
• "So You Want to be a Composer!"
  This article, written by Hastings himself, provides an insight into his philosophy of music and view of his own work. The article appeared in The School Musician Director and Teacher in the August-September 1976 issue.
• Listening room
  The latest addition to our collection is a "virtual" listening room that contains a collection of sound samples for you to listen to in the hopes of bringing his legacy to life.

Ross Hastings arranging for the Hollywood Bowl Pops in 1958

An exhibit on the life of Ross Hastings was opened in May 1998 in the Haas Fine Arts Building on the UW-Eau Claire campus and the Ross Hastings Music Library/Listening Room was dedicated. A brochure on Ross Hastings was produced in conjunction with the exhibit.