Ann Loomis Silsbee (21 July 1930 - 28 August 2003) was an American composer [1] and poet who composed two operas, [2] published three books of poetry, [3] and received several awards, commissions, and fellowships.
Silsbee was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. [4] She earned a bachelor's degree from Radcliffe College, a master's in music from Syracuse University, and a doctor of musical arts in composition from Cornell University. She studied with Irving Fine, [5] Earl George, and Karel Husa, [6] and in Paris with unspecified teachers. [7] Her dissertation was on a composition by Peter Maxwell Davies called Stone Litany. [8] While at Cornell, she attended a poetry seminar led by Archibald Randolph (A.R.) Ammons, whose poetry she would later set to music. She married Robert Silsbee, a physicist who taught at Cornell, [3] and they had three sons, Doug, David, and Peter. [9]
In 1964, Silsbee's work River was performed at the Ferienkurs fuer Neue Musik in Darmstadt, Germany. [10] In the late 1960s and early 1970s, she taught at the State University of Cortland (New York) and at Cornell University. [7] In the early 2000s, she hosted several poetry groups and retreats. [3] Her awards, commissions, and fellowships included:
Silsbee served on the boards of the American Composers Alliance (ACA) and the International League of Women Composers. Her papers are archived at Cornell University. [3] Her works were recorded commercially on the LPs TURNA TV 34704 and NORTH NR 221, [7] and published by the ACA. [12] They include:
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Ann Loomis Silsbee (21 July 1930 - 28 August 2003) was an American composer [1] and poet who composed two operas, [2] published three books of poetry, [3] and received several awards, commissions, and fellowships.
Silsbee was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. [4] She earned a bachelor's degree from Radcliffe College, a master's in music from Syracuse University, and a doctor of musical arts in composition from Cornell University. She studied with Irving Fine, [5] Earl George, and Karel Husa, [6] and in Paris with unspecified teachers. [7] Her dissertation was on a composition by Peter Maxwell Davies called Stone Litany. [8] While at Cornell, she attended a poetry seminar led by Archibald Randolph (A.R.) Ammons, whose poetry she would later set to music. She married Robert Silsbee, a physicist who taught at Cornell, [3] and they had three sons, Doug, David, and Peter. [9]
In 1964, Silsbee's work River was performed at the Ferienkurs fuer Neue Musik in Darmstadt, Germany. [10] In the late 1960s and early 1970s, she taught at the State University of Cortland (New York) and at Cornell University. [7] In the early 2000s, she hosted several poetry groups and retreats. [3] Her awards, commissions, and fellowships included:
Silsbee served on the boards of the American Composers Alliance (ACA) and the International League of Women Composers. Her papers are archived at Cornell University. [3] Her works were recorded commercially on the LPs TURNA TV 34704 and NORTH NR 221, [7] and published by the ACA. [12] They include:
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