Editing Frederick Fennell (section)

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{{short description|American conductor}}
{{infobox musical artist
|birth_date = {{birth date|1914|7|2}}
|birth_place = [[Cleveland, Ohio]]
|image = Fennell.png
|caption = Frederick Fennell conducting the [[United States Navy Band]]
|death_date = {{death date and age|2004|12|7|1914|7|2}}
|death_place = [[Siesta Key, Florida]]
|background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
|occupation = Conductor
|instrument = Drums
|associated_acts = [[Eastman Wind Ensemble]]<br />[[Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra]]<br />[[Dallas Winds]]
}}

'''Frederick Fennell''' {{IPA|/fəˈnɛl/}} (July 2, 1914 – December 7, 2004) was an American [[conducting|conductor]] and one of the primary figures who promoted the [[Eastman Wind Ensemble]] as a performing group. He was also influential as a band pedagogue, and greatly affected the field of [[music education]] in the US and abroad. In Fennell's [[New York Times]] obituary, colleague [[Jerry Junkin|Jerry F. Junkin]] was quoted as saying "He was arguably the most famous band conductor since [[John Philip Sousa]]."<ref name=nytobit>Wakin, Daniel J. [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/09/arts/music/09fennell.html ''Frederick Fennell, 90, Innovative Band Conductor, Dies''], The New York Times, December 9, 2004. Retrieved March 23, 2010.</ref>