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| − | Sharon Hershey, a composer who studied with George Crumb - and who wrote a subtly simple setting of an Easter text, ``At Early Dawn They Rise to Come,'' for the Lady Chapel Singers - says that her music directly relates to her spirituality. Indeed, she has given up writing concert music - she has had works performed both here and abroad - to concentrate exclusively on the writing of sacred music under the pseudonym Marion.<ref>[http://articles.philly.com/1998-08-23/living/25726949_1_women-composers-first-western-composer-hildegard Excerpt from Article - philly.com] (Accessed March 20, 2013</ref> | + | Sharon Hershey, a composer who studied with George Crumb - and who wrote a subtly simple setting of an Easter text, ``At Early Dawn They Rise to Come,'' for the Lady Chapel Singers - says that her music directly relates to her spirituality. Indeed, she has given up writing concert music - she has had works performed both here and abroad - to concentrate exclusively on the writing of sacred music under the pseudonym Marion.<ref>[http://articles.philly.com/1998-08-23/living/25726949_1_women-composers-first-western-composer-hildegard Excerpt from Article - philly.com] (Accessed March 20, 2013)</ref> |
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Composer Name
Biography
Born: 1964
Country: USA
Studies: University of Pennsylvania (1992)
Teachers: George Crumb
Sharon Hershey, a composer who studied with George Crumb - and who wrote a subtly simple setting of an Easter text, ``At Early Dawn They Rise to Come, for the Lady Chapel Singers - says that her music directly relates to her spirituality. Indeed, she has given up writing concert music - she has had works performed both here and abroad - to concentrate exclusively on the writing of sacred music under the pseudonym Marion.[1]
Works for Percussion
Chapin - Percussion Duo; Marimba Duo
References
- ↑ Excerpt from Article - philly.com (Accessed March 20, 2013)