Smith, Julia

2012/05/22

Julia Smith (1905–1989), United States

Composer, pianist, writer, and musicologist. Educated at the University of North Texas College of Music and the Juilliard School. She was pianist for the all-female Orchestrette Classique in New York. She composed operatic and orchestral works and chamber music, often with jazz or folk elements.

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(interview from 1987)