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Amy Cheney Beach (1867-1944) was the first composer of a published American Symphony who also happened to be a woman. A child prodigy denied the benefit of European training, with a husband determined to control every aspect of her career, she nevertheless became a highly acclaimed concert pianist and composer. Her catalog includes works for piano solo, songs, choral music, chamber music, a piano concerto, a string quartet, and an opera.
Jane Ellen passionately shares her eclectic interests via the marvels of the internet from her home in Central Florida’s Space Coast. Specializing in all aspects of music and entertainment history, she strives to bring her subjects to life while seeking to make a deeper understanding of music accessible to all. Jane’s presentations benefit not only from her gifts as a storyteller, but from a lifetime of work as a scholar, performer, composer, and recording artist.
