Composer: Amy Beach

Amy Cheney Beach was born September 5, 1867 in Henniker, New Hampshire and became one of the most respected and accomplished American composers of her time. She debuted as a pianist at 17 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. At age 25 she was commissioned to write a choral piece for the opening of the Women?s Pavilion at the 1893 World?s Colombian Exposition in Chicago. Beach became a national symbol of women?s creative power and was the dean of American women composers.

Duration: 57 minutes and 36 seconds

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