Honorary Degrees
Recipients of honorary Doctor of Music (D.Mus) degrees from Combs included:
- Marian Anderson, contralto
- Samuel Barber, composer, pianist, singer
- Harold Boatrite, composer, educator
- Romeo Cascarino, composer, pianist, arranger, educator
- Keith Chapman, composer, organist at the Wanamaker Organ
- Mischa Elman, concert violinist
- Marc Mostovoy, conductor, founder, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
- Paul Nordoff, composer, music therapist, author
- Temple Painter, concert harpsichordist, organist, pianist, educator
- Vincent Persichetti, composer, author, educator
- Leopold Stokowski, conductor
- Mary Louise Curtis Bok Zimbalist, founder, Curtis Institute of Music
Additionally, Combs awarded honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (D.H.L.) degrees to notables including:
- Pearl S. Buck, author, philanthropist
- Thacher Longstreth, civic leader, Philadelphia City Councilman
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