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March 10, Birthday of Florence Aylward (1862-1950)

This is a rerun from March 2017 Since July 2016, I have been concentrating solely on female composers.  You can read about that in my post from July 19.  If I can’t find one born on the calendar day, I may not post.  On with today’s composer. Florence Aylward started composing music for ballads at an early age and she started to become known at the ripe old age of 12.  Here’s the Wikipedia entry…

March 19, Birthday of Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994)

Whenever I come across another female composer whose career is unknown to me, my heart skips a beat. How is it that I’ve never encountered her music before. There aren’t that many online resources that list female composers by their birthdate. Usually I go to Wikipedia and search for composers on a given day. When that doesn’t work, I next search through a Google book called Women Opera…

March 11, Birthday of Mary Gauthier (b. 1962)

Since July 2016, I have been concentrating solely on female composers.  You can read about that in my post from July 19.  If I can’t find one born on the calendar day, I may not post.  On with today’s composer. Mary Gauthier was born in New Orleans, where she was given over for adoption.  She was raised by an Italian family in Thibidaux, LA. She struggled with alcohol and drug abuse for years,…

March 10, Birthday of Florence Aylward (1862-1950)

Sorry for not posting for a while. I’ve been to seven countries since January 1 to deliver anti-harassment training. Back home now. Since July 2016, I have been concentrating solely on female composers.  You can read about that in my post from July 19.  If I can’t find one born on the calendar day, I may not post.  On with today’s composer. Florence Aylward started composing music for ballads at…

February 18, Rolande Falcinelli (1920 – 2006)

From Wikipedia:  “Rolande Falcinelli (18 February 1920 – 11 June 2006) was a French organist, pianist, composer, and pedagogue. Épure, op. 66/1 Tempo di valzer (Sonata per Scherzare) Triptyque op. 11 Veni…

January 20, birthday of Yvonne Loriod (1924 – 2010)

Since July, I have been concentrating solely on female composers.  You can read about that in my post from July 19.  If I can’t find one born on the calendar day, I may not post.  On with today’s composer. Yvonne Loriod was the second wife of composer Olivier Messiaen and herself  a composer, teacher and pianist.  As a student at the Paris Conservatory, her composition teacher was Messiaen.  At…

January 18, Else Marie Pade (died today in 2016)

Since July, I have been concentrating solely on female composers.  You can read about that in my post from July 19.  If I can’t find one born on the calendar day, I may not post.  On with today’s composer. “Else Marie Pade (December 2, 1924 –  January 18, 2016) was a Danish composer born in Aarhus, a magical city which is today a hotspot of Danish arts.  As a child Pade contracted chronic…