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Henry Mancini (Enrico Nicola Mancini) was born on 16 April 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio, but he grew up in Pennsylvania. His father, an Italian immigrant, taught him to play the flute and piccolo. As a young boy, he played the flute in a youth band for several years. After graduating from high school he received musical training from Max Adkins, the musical director of the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh, who encouraged Henry to pursue further musical studies. Mancini decided to attend the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh (now Carnegie Mellon University). Adkins introduced Henry to Benny Goodman, who encouraged Henry to move to New York.
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The Henry Mancini Institute was founded in 1997 by composer/conductor Jack Elliott and was dedicated to the legacy of Henry Mancini, one of the 20th Century's most influential and accomplished composers. Mancini's lifelong commitment to excellence in both music and education was the foundation upon which the Institute continued to thrive throughout the past ten years.
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Mancini was raised in the mill town of West Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. His father taught him the flute and piccolo, and after some initial resistance, gave him perhaps his biggest break ever by setting him up with lessons from Max Adkins. Adkins, a Pittsburgh concertmaster and jazz fan, was a major influence on local musicians, and among Mancini's fellow students were the great Billy Strayhorn and Joshua Feldman (later known as Jerry Fielding). Adkins encouraged Mancini's efforts and even introduced him to Benny Goodman as a potential arranger for Goodman's band. After graduating from high school, he decided to study music, and he attended the Carnegie Institute of Technology and later went to Juilliard in New York City. Among his jobs while attending Juilliard was ghosting for pianist and bandleader Vincent Lopez.
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Mancini's legacy ... continues through the work of the Henry Mancini Institute (HMI). Based in Los Angeles, this nonprofit organization was established in 1997 by the late composer/arranger Jack Elliott to honor Mancini and nurture the future of music. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Patrick Williams, the HMI provides comprehensive professional training for emerging musicians, along with a range of community outreach programs. For further information, visit www.manciniinstitute.org.
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In 1996, the Henry Mancini Institute, an academy for young music professionals, was founded by Jack Elliott in Mancini's honor, and later under the direction of composer-conductor Patrick Williams. By the early 2000s... the institute could not sustain itself and closed its doors on December 31, 2006.
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Under the collaborative leadership of Ginny Mancini, Artistic Director Patrick Williams, and Executive Director Daniel Carlin, the Institute has provided hands-on instructional and live-performance music programs to Los Angeles-area primary and secondary schools. In addition, each year, 85 professional musicians were provided fully funded scholarships, including room and board on the UCLA campus, to learn from -- and perform with -- some of today's most widely respected musical masters through the HMI Summer Education for Emerging Professional Musicians. This program culminated in the annual HMI Free Summer Music Festival, offering the public free access to the arts while providing performance opportunities for the musicians of the summer education program.
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