Albert Austin Harding

Albert Austin Harding (February 10, 1880 – December 3, 1958) was the first Director of Bands at the University of Illinois and the first band director at an American university to hold a position of full professorship. The Harding Band Building, the first dedicated building for a University Band Department, was named for him. His full-length portrait painted by Earl Bradbury in 1950 hangs in the Harding Band Building.

Albert Austin Harding

Albert Austin Harding (February 10, 1880 – December 3, 1958) was the first Director of Bands at the University of Illinois and the first band director at an American university to hold a position of full professorship. The Harding Band Building, the first dedicated building for a University Band Department, was named for him. His full-length portrait painted by Earl Bradbury in 1950 hangs in the Harding Band Building.