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Howard Carpenter

American violinist, violist, composer, copyist, author and music professor. Head of the music department at Western Kentucky University from 1965 to 1975. Founding member of [a=The Nashville Strings], Principle Violinist of Nashville Symphony, recording artist in various Nashville studios. Father of [a=John Carpenter], grandfather of [a=Cody Carpenter]. Born October 11, 1919 in Natural Bridge, New York. Died February 21, 2016 in Bowling Green, Kentucky.