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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
of the Month
Click on the picture to see past Composers of the Month

Other
Composers

Pennsylvania
Musicians

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 7^th
September 9^th

September 12^th
September 16^th

September 17^th
September 19^th

September 19^th
September 21^st

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Happy Birthday

September 6^th
Mary McDonald
Our composer of the Month.

Other Musical Composers with birthdays in September:

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

September 5^th
John Cage
1912–1992, American composer and our Sept. 2010 Composer of the Month.

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

September 15^th
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 21^st
Gustav Holst
1874-1934, English composer and our September 2008 Composer of the Month.

September 26^th
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:

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?
Click on the picture to find out!

What's a musical circumstance? Not sure? Then, click on the picture!

What is this man holding in his hand?
(Click on the picture and learn all about it!)

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