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Edwin R. Fissinger
American composer, conductor (1920-1990)
Edwin R. Fissinger (June 15, 1920, Chicago, Illinois – October 16, 1990, Fargo, North Dakota) was an American composer, conductor, scholar, and charter member of the ACDA.
Early years
Edwin Russell Fissinger was the fifth of nine children born to Paul and Isabel Fissinger in Chicago, Illinois.[1]
He grew up in Rockford, Illinois, and attended Rockford High School where he was a star athlete of the track team and ran the fastest 440 in the school's history.[2] It was also in Rockford where Fissinger received his early musical training.[1]
In the fall of 1938, Fissinger entered Marquette University, Milwaukee on a track scholarship.
During his freshman year he became engrossed in popular music to such an extent that he opted not to return to college the following year in order to concentrate on music.[1]
In 1939 he reorganized “Eddie Fissinger’s Orchestra” for which he ser