CASPERS, Agnes B

Australian composer, pianist, accompanist, and music teacher. She was the sister of the well-known Australian contralto Ella Caspers, whom she accompanied in concerts in Australia and abroad. Contemporary Australian newspapers described Agnes Caspers as an accomplished pianist and a composer who had gained public recognition. Her surviving output consists principally of English-language art songs for voice and piano. Her song cycle Three Little Songs, written for low voice, comprises Morn, Noon, and Evening. Other documented songs include Dawn of Love, Dear Little Lady, One of Us Two, and Someone and I. Information about her later life and the date of her death has not been located.