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W. Henry Duckham II

Adjunct Faculty, Music

   

  

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July 30, 20`8

W. Henry Duckham II, 89, died July 30, 2018. Henry trained as a classical orchestral player at the New England Conservatory graduating with undergraduate degrees. He served as principal clarinet for the Boston Civic Symphony Orchestra and toured with the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra. He attended Tanglewood as a fellow and later taught as an adjunct faculty member at ASU, Whitman College and Oberlin Conservatory. He toured the mid-west as a member of a clarinet/guitar duo. His interest in jazz and classical music started early and as an improviser he performed with a number of established jazz players. He left the music business to support his family, working in sales and marketing for KLH Research and Development Corp., Salada Foods and Ludens Confectionery Co. as director of Marketing. In 1967 he earned his MBA degree from Northeastern University. In the mid-1970s his original commitment to music brought him back to the field as an administrator and he served as Development Director for the Phoenix Symphony and later as a fund raiser for Whitman College, eventually moving to Oberlin, OH to become the Director of External Affairs for the Oberlin Conservatory. He moved to Falmouth MA in 1991 to join Sea Education Association and served as alumni Director for his alma mater the New England Conservatory. He is survived by his second wife, Elaine, his three sons, six grandchildren, a sister and many nieces and nephews.