Betty Beath

Elizabeth Margaret "Betty" Beath, née Eardley, (born 19 November 1932) is an Australian composer, pianist, and music educator.

Life and career

Betty Beath was born in Bundaberg, Queensland, and began piano lessons at the age of three.[1] She studied with Frank Hutchens at the Sydney Conservatorium and also at the Queensland Conservatorium, with Max Olding and Dr. Janet Delpratt.[2]

After completing her education, Beath settled in Brisbane and took positions as an accompanist and later teacher at Queensland Conservatorium and was Head of Music at St. Margaret's Girls' School, Brisbane. She is an Examiner with the Australian Music Examinations Board.[3] Beath received a Southeast Asian Fellowship from the Australia Council in 1974 to conduct research in Bali and Java.[4] She is married to author/illustrator, David Cox.

Betty Beath

Works

Beath, at times, incorporates [world music] themes into her compositions, including music from Bali and Java.[5] Selected works include:

ORCHESTRAL'

ORCHESTRAL MUSIC WITH SOLOIST

Her music has been recorded and issued on CD, including:

References

  1. LePage, Jane Weiner (1988). Women composers, conductors, and musicians of the twentieth century.
  2. Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  3. "The Bourbaki Ensemble" (PDF). Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Betty Beath : Represented Artist". Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  5. Pendle, Karin (2001). Women and music.
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