Baroque composer Barbara Strozzi (1619-1977) was born in Venice, the illegitimate child of a servant. She was adopted into the Strozzi family and received enthusiastic support from her adoptive family in her musical pursuits. Strozzi not only composed prolifically...
The first American woman to have her orchestral work heard by a professional ensemble, Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867-1972) was a well known and well respected composer in her time. Born and raised in Boston, Lang’s orchestral works where heard by the Boston Symphony...
Today (March 8th, 2011) marks the 80th anniversary of the death of Clara Kathleen Rogers (1844-1931). It is only fitting, then, to remember her death by celebrating her life. Born in England to a musical family, Rogers and her family soon moved to Leipzig where she...
Known primarily for her choral works, Undine Smith Moore (1904-1989) was a prolific composer and educator who was recognized during her lifetime. She worked extensively with a wide range of students, from grade school through graduate school, and was the recipient of...
Born in Caracas in 1853, Teresa Carreño was fortunate to be born into a musical family and receive instruction from Louis Moreau Gottschalk and Anton Rubinstein, fostering her talent as a young piano prodigy, and later as a singer, as well as a composer and conductor....
Louise Talma (1906-1995) was born in France but lived and worked in New York for most of her life. She studied at Juilliard, as well as New York University, Columbia University, and with Nadia Boulanger in Fontainebleau, and spent much time at the MacDowell Colony....
