ARQUIT, Nora Harris
Name:
ARQUIT, Nora Harris (1923-2014)
Musical genre:
Chamber Music, Orchestral
Country of birth:
United States
Country of location:
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Notes:
American clarinetist, conductor and composer. She studied at a number of institutions in the USA, including Harvard and Rutgers.
She toured Europe conducting her own bands and was a guest conductor in the USA, Canada and Europe. SHe was the first woman guest conductor of the USAF Band i Washington, DC. She was student laureate for her orchestral works and also composed symphonic marches and pieces for instrumental trio.
Reference: Cohen, Aaron I. International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. 2nd ed., rev. and enl., Books & Music USA, 1987. 2 vols.
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