Claude Almand

Claude Marion Almand (May 31, 1915 – September 12, 1957) was a musician and professor of music at several American universities. Almand was a professor at the University of Louisville from 1948 to 1953. In 1953, he was appointed the dean of Stetson University's School of Music.

Early life and education Almand was born on May 31, 1915, in Winnsboro, Louisiana, to Claude F. Almand and Pearl Harrison. He was the youngest of four boys born to the couple. His father was a Baptist minister. He attended the Sherwood School of Music in Chicago from 1934 to 1935. Some compositions are also in the Music Library of the University of Louisville.