Sorensen, W. Wayne (1918-1995)
Date Updated
10-22-2019
Department
Music
Academic Rank
Professor
Year Retired from SJSU
1984
Educational Background
San Jose State University, 1950 MA
Brigham Young University, 1942 BA
U.S. Army Band Instrument Repair School, Cert.
Teaching Experience
San Jose State University, 1948-1984
Irving Jr. High School (Pocatello, ID), 1946-1948
McCammon, Idaho, High School, 1946-1946
Administrative and Professional Experience
Oboist, Santa Clara Philharmonic, 1950‑1970.
Oboist, San Jose Symphony, 1948‑1970.
Chorister, LDS Church, 1948‑1996.
Selected Publications
Co‑Author with Donald F. Wood, SFSU. Motorized Fire Apparatus of the West 1900‑1960.
Co‑Author with Don F. Wood, SFSU. American Volunteer Fire Trucks.
Co‑Author with Don F. Wood, SFSU. Big City Fire Trucks, two volume work.
Files
Personal Commentary
Docent, Forbes Hill Museum.
Donated historic collection of over 150 woodwind instruments, paper, books to Shrine of Music Museum, Vermillion, South Dakota.
Date Completed: 10/96
Adapted from: Biographies of Retired Faculty San Jose State University 1997: A Project of the Emeritus Faculty Association of San Jose State University. San Jose, CA: The University, 1997.