Obituary | Fred Nyline Minnesota, Luther College Professor Emeritus of Music Die

Fred Nyline, graduate of the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Band and former Associate Director of Bands, passed away recently, and we are deeply saddened by this news. Nyline taught music at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, and was a beloved member of the Luther College community. In 1956, Fred, a native of Hinckley, Minnesota, enrolled as a freshman. In 1958, he began playing the trombone in the Marching Band. Nyline graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a Bachelor of Science in Music Education (1961) and a Master of Arts in Music (1962). (1970).

Fred rose quickly through the ranks of the marching band, eventually becoming the group’s captain. When Dr. Frank Bencriscutto, the Rose Bowl’s Director of Bands, fell ill before the 1962 game, he stepped in to take the helm. Between the years 1961 and 1963, Fred worked as a graduate assistant for the Bands department. Nyline served as Associate Director of Bands at UMN-TC from 1967 to 1973 after working for three years as a band director in the Austin (MN) school system. During this time, he was in charge of both the marching band and the symphony orchestra. Together with Dr. Frank Bencriscutto, Fred and John Zdechlik worked out of the same office at this time. Many former students remember Fred fondly for his direction of the school’s pep bands during basketball and hockey games.

Fred began his 38-year tenure as Director of Bands at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, in 1973. Nyline has traveled the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Pacific Rim as a guest conductor and judge. Some of the places he has visited include Alaska, Hawaii, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines. He led the Luther College Concert Band on annual tours of the Midwest, two trips to Europe, two trips to the West Coast and Hawaii, and three trips to Asia (Japan, China, and South Korea).

Those who had the pleasure of Fred Nyline’s company remember him as a leader, educator, and friend with a one-of-a-kind brand of comedy. Our hearts go out to the Nyline family at this time.

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