BERRY, Margaret Mary Robinson

Margaret Mary Robinson Berry was a Canadian pianist, composer, and choral conductor. Though historical documentation of her career remains limited, her contributions are cataloged in specialized biographical resources of female classical artists. Berry was active in the Canadian classical and choral music spheres. She is notably recognized as a composer and piano educator, dedicating a significant portion of her musical career to leading choirs as a choir master. Her accomplishments and profile are officially preserved in Aaron I. Cohen's authoritative musicology texts, the International Encyclopedia of Women Composers (1981 and 1987 editions), alongside Don A. Hennessee's Women in Music.