Patsy Rogers

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Patsy Rogers (born 19 January 1938) is an American composer and teacher who has won several awards and commissions. She is active in the International Alliance for Women in Music (IAWM). [1] [2]

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Rogers was born in New York City. She earned a B.A. (1960) and M.A. (1962) from Bennington College. She also studied at Columbia University and Smith College. [3] Her teachers included Henry Brant, Louis Calabro, Vivian Fine, Iva Dee Hiatt, and Lionel Nowak. [1] [4]

Rogers has taught composition, guitar, piano, and recorder at the Antioch Graduate School (Keene, New Hampshire), Brattleboro School of Music, Brooklyn College, Keene State College, New Lincoln School, Mannes School of Music, United Nations International School (New York), and the University of Massachusetts (Amherst). [1] [3] She conducts the Recorder Orchestra of New York. [5] [6]

Rogers has won several awards and commissions:

In addition to composing, Rogers has arranged works by Gabriel Faure, Joseph Haydn, and Arnold Schoenberg. [1] Her own compositions have been commercially recorded by Lucille Fields on the Cambria label. [7] She has supported the Rites of Spring Musical Festival on Long Island, [8] as well as the Miriam Gideon Prize, which she offered through the IAWM for works by a female composer over 50 for solo voice with one to five instruments. [9]

In his book Recent American Art Song, Keith E. Clifton noted that “composer Judith Lang Zaimont describes Rogers’ style as ‘purposefully accessible to the average listener,’ and Rogers has referred to her own free use of the tonal system as ‘floating tonalities.’” [10]

Roger’s compositions are published by Casio Publishing Company [11] and  Hildegarde Publishing Company. [12] They include:

Ballet

Chamber

Opera

Orchestra

Organ

Theatre

Vocal

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). p. 596. ISBN   978-0-9617485-0-0.
  2. ↑ Music, International Alliance for Women in (2003). IAWM Journal. The Alliance.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Heinrich, Adel (1991). Organ and harpsichord music by women composers: an annotated catalog. Music reference collection. New York: Greenwood Press. pp. 107, 317. ISBN   978-0-313-26802-1.
  4. 1 2 McVicker, Mary Frech (2016). Women opera composers: biographies from the 1500s to the 21st century. Jefferson, N.C: McFarland & c. p. 156. ISBN   978-0-7864-9513-9.
  5. ↑ Rogers, Patsy. "Learn Recorder". learnrecorder.com. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  6. ↑ La Gorce, Tammy (2015-04-30). "A 'Baby Instrument' All Grown Up". www.nytimes.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-03. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  7. ↑ "Lucille Field – Songs by American Women Composers | femalecomposers.org". femalecomposers.org. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  8. ↑ "Rites of Spring Music Festival". RITES OF SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  9. ↑ "43rd IAWM Search for New Music Competition". www.newmusicengine.org. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  10. ↑ Clifton, Keith E. (2008). Recent American Art Song: A Guide. Scarecrow Press. pp. 158–159. ISBN   978-0-8108-6210-4.
  11. 1 2 Mabry, Sharon (2002). Exploring Twentieth-century Vocal Music: A Practical Guide to Innovations in Performance and Repertoire. Oxford University Press. p. 165. ISBN   978-0-19-514198-6.
  12. ↑ "Rogers, Patsy - 5 Songs From Sonja". www.boosey.com. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  13. ↑ Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women composers: a checklist of works for the solo voice. A Reference publication in women's studies. Boston, Mass: G.K. Hall. p. 61. ISBN   978-0-8161-8498-9.
  14. ↑ Ikon: Creativity and Change. Ikon Press. 1982.
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