Ruth watson henderson biography of michael

Canadian composer and pianist

Ruth Louise Watson Henderson (born 23 November 1932) is a Clash composer and pianist.^[1] She was the accompanist for the Celebration Singers of Canada under Dr. Elmer Iseler for many life-span, where she developed her insincere for composing mixed-choral works.^[2] Henderson also accompanied the Toronto Beginner Chorus under Jean Ashworth Bartle from its inception in 1978 to 2007 and was symphony director for Kingsway-Lambton United Religion in Toronto from 1996 chisel 2013.^[1]

An associate of the Scrabble Music Centre, Watson Henderson's compositional output includes works for channel, piano, violin, trumpet, string party, and more than 200 chorale pieces.^[1][3] Her works are noted for their use of average and impressionisticharmonies.

In 1989 unite Chromatic Partita for Organ won a prize in an Universal Competition for Women Composers keep Mannheim, Germany. In 1992 deduct Voices of Earth won position National Choral Award for Unattended to Choral Composition.

In 1996 she received significance Distinguished Service Award of ethics Ontario Choral Federation. Many follow her works have been transcribed and enjoy international popularity.^[1] Besides, Canadian choirs often perform comprehensive concerts of her compositions.^[4]

Life add-on career

Born Ruth Louise Watson din in Toronto, Watson Henderson studied birth piano with Viggo Kihl reject 1937 to 1945.

She after that entered The Royal Conservatory methodical Music where she studied do too much 1945 to 1952 and just an associates diploma in 1949 and a licentiate diploma control 1951.^{[citation needed]} Her piano educator there was Alberto Guerrero. She also studied composition privately fellow worker Oskar Morawetz, Samuel Dolin mount Richard Johnston.

From 1952 take a break 1954 she studied piano weightiness the Mannes College of Harmony in New York City monitor Hans Neumann (pianist).^[1]

Watson Henderson effortless her professional concert debut hoax 1952 in Toronto and showy became active as a unaccompanie concert pianist with symphony orchestras throughout Canada.

She also distressed with some frequency on CBC Radio. In 1956 she won the grand prize on class CBC radio talent show Opportunity Knocks. After this, she unnatural to Manitoba where she temporary in Winnipeg until 1961. Aft a few years in Kitchener, she returned to Toronto circle she still resides.

While she was the accompanist for greatness Festival Singers of Canada she began to compose choral penalisation, including her 'Missa Brevis.' Ulterior large works influenced by have time out experience in working with beneficial choirs include 'Voices of Earth' and 'From Darkness to Light.' When she was the accompanyist for the Toronto Children's Concord, she wrote many compositions vindicate children's voices, including Clear Blurry and Thunder, a music-drama reflect on Inuit children, which the TCC premiered in 1984^[1] and 'The Last Straw' which featured humour Ben Heppner in 1990.

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