Betty Rose Wishart

American composer and pianist Betty Rose Wishart was born on September 22, 1947, in Lumberton, North Carolina.^[1] She earned music degrees from Queens College (Charlotte, North Carolina)^[2] and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, then pursued further studies in New York City.^[3] Her major teachers were Roger Hannay, Richard Bunger Evans, Donald Waxman, Michael Zenge, and Wolfgang Rose.

Wishart taught piano, theory, and composition at Kohinoor Music Company from 1972 to 1973, and joined the staff of Argo Classical Records in 1973.^[4] She started composing in 1974, initially under the name "B. R. Wishart" to disguise her gender. She served as president of the Southeastern Composers' League in 2008.^[5]

Wishart has received awards from:

American College of Musicians

American Pen Women

American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP)

Broward County Music Teachers Association

Composers Guild

Delta Omicron

Fayetteville/Cumberland County Arts Council

Vox Novus

Her compositions include:

Chamber

Ch'ien (four violins, temple blocks)

Dreams (clarinet and piano; 1983)

Experience (string quintet; 1971)^[6]

Memories of Things Unseen (violin, flute, clarinet, cello; 1973)

Memories II (violin, flute, clarinet, cello; 1983)

Oracles (flute and piano)

Organ

Meditations for Trinity (1976)

Prelude (1975)

Sounds (1972)

Piano

Apprehensions (1971)

Illusion Suite(1968)

Kohinoor Sonata (1971)

Leukoplakia (1968)

Night Visions Suite

Reflections (1983)

Remembrance

Reverie (1983)

Salute (1982)

Sonata

Sonata No. 2^[7]

Toccata II

Toccata III

Variations on a Folk Melody

Vocal

Go Now in Peace (soprano and alto; 1982)

Hymn for the Children (1979)

Lullabies for Peace

Melancholy (1968)

Shanti

Discography

Piano Sonorities – Ravello Records 2016

Concertante No. 1 Journey into the Unknown –Navona Records 2017

References

^ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.
^ Directory of New Music. Crystal Musicworks. 1980.
^ International Who's who in Music and Musicians' Directory. Melrose Press. 1977. ISBN 978-0-900332-44-9.
^ Cohen, Aaron I. International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.
^ Swartout, Kristy A. (2008). Encyclopedia of associations : an associations unlimited reference, a guide to more than 24,000 national and international organizations ... (46th ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale/Cengage. ISBN 978-1-4144-2006-6. OCLC 229891933.
^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1973). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.
^ "Naxos Music Library - Invaluable Resource for Music Enthusiasts and Collectors". nfa.nml3.naxosmusiclibrary.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.

[1] Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.

[2] Directory of New Music. Crystal Musicworks. 1980.

[3] International Who's who in Music and Musicians' Directory. Melrose Press. 1977. ISBN 978-0-900332-44-9.

[4] Cohen, Aaron I. International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.

[5] Swartout, Kristy A. (2008). Encyclopedia of associations : an associations unlimited reference, a guide to more than 24,000 national and international organizations ... (46th ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale/Cengage. ISBN 978-1-4144-2006-6. OCLC 229891933.

[6] Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1973). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.

[7] "Naxos Music Library - Invaluable Resource for Music Enthusiasts and Collectors". nfa.nml3.naxosmusiclibrary.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.

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