Helen Hopekirk (1856-1945) was a distinguished Scottish-American pianist, composer, and pedagogue in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Over the six decades of her professional career, Hopekirk concertized widely in Europe and the United States, performing in prestigious venues such as Steinway Hall in New York, the Crystal Palace in London, and Salle Pleyel in Paris. Also a dedicated teacher, Hopekirk joined the piano faculty at the New England Conservatory in Boston in 1897, where she taught for four years before transitioning to private teaching in Boston. In addition to her performing and teaching, Hopekirk devoted significant attention to composition and produced a substantial body of work in both large- and small-scale genres. Hopekirk is now counted among the first generation of professional American female composers.