Donald Stanley Hasty (most often D. Stanley Hasty or just Stanley Hasty) (February 21,1920 - June 22, 2011) was professor emeritus of clarinet at the Eastman School of Music.
Hasty joined the Eastman faculty and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in 1955. Before coming to Rochester, he served as principal clarinet for the Cleveland Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Indianapolis Orchestra, and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
He served as professor of clarinet or principal teacher of clarinet at the Cleveland Institute, the Peabody Conservatory, Indiana University, Carnegie Institute (now the Mellon Institute), the New England Conservatory, and the Juilliard School of Music.
Mr. Hasty received the University Mentor Award for faculty members who have served as both distinguished scholars and outstanding teachers, and the Eisenhart Award in recognition of outstanding teaching. In 1980, Eastman celebrated the "Hasty Festival" to commemorate his 25 years of teaching at the School.
Mr. Hasty, who retired in 1985, is highly regarded as an eminent teacher whose students have risen to the top of their profession. His students include:
- Mark Gallagher
- Thomas Martin
- Dan Johnston
- Michael McDonald
- Deborah Chodacki
- Larry Combs
- Eric Mandat
- Peter Hadcock
- Diana Haskell
- Frank Kowalsky
- Lee Livengood
- Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr
- Richard MacDowell
- Maurita Murphy Mead
- Sean Osborn
- James Pyne
- Chester Rowell
- Julie Vaverka
- Michael Webster
- Nathan Williams
- Donald Mokrynski
Famous quotes containing the word hasty:
“From a hasty glance through the various tests I figure it out that I would be classified in Group B, indicating “Low Average Ability,” reserved usually for those just learning to speak the English Language and preparing for a career of holding a spike while another man hits it.”
—Robert Benchley (1889–1945)