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Composer
of the Month

September, 2012

Mary McDonald

McDonald Facts:

Born:  September 6, 1956
Died:  
Country: America

McDonald Trivia:

Mary is an award-winning composer, arranger, producer, pianist, organist and sacred choral editor.

Ms. McDonald has composed over 700 published choral anthems, Christmas and Easter Cantatas and keyboard collections.

Mary began playing the piano at age 5.  Her sister worked the pedals because Mary's feet wouldn't reach them.

Ms. McDonald has been the accompanist for the Tennessee Men's Chorale since 1985.

Mary and her husband, Brian have four children - a daughter and son-in-law and a son and daughter-in-law.

Miss Music is privileged to know Mary McDonald personally. 


Past
Composers
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Who Are They?

Can you identify
these musicians who also
have birthdays in September?

(Roll your mouse over each picture
to see if you are correct!)


September 7th
September 9th
September 12th
September 16th
 
September 17th
September 19th
September 19th
September 21st

 


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Happy Birthday

September 6th
Mary McDonald
Our composer of the Month.

Other Musical Composers with birthdays in September:

 September 1st
Johann Pachelbel
1653–1706, German composer and our Sept. 2011 Composer of the Month.

September 5th
John Cage

1912–1992, American composer and our Sept. 2010 Composer of the Month.

September 8th
Antonin Dvorak
1841–1904, Czech composer.

September 15th
Horatio William Parker
1863–1919, American composer, organist and teacher.  Charles Ives, our October 2010 Composer of the Month, was one of his students.

September 21st
Gustav Holst
1874-1934, English composer and our September 2008 Composer of the Month.

September 26th
George Gershwin
1898-1937, American composer and our September 2009 Composer of the Month. 

 Other Notes:

There's style and then there's musical style:

  STYLE

In what musical instrument  will you find a hammer, string, keys and a pedal?  Use your mouse on this picture and find the answer:

What does this bird have to do with music? 
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What's a musical circumstance?  Not sure?  Then, click on the picture!

What is this man holding in his hand? 
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