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Zenobia Powell Perry

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American composer and composition teacher

United StatesMusiciansLived 1908 to 2004 · aged 95
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Zenobia Powell Perry was an American composer, professor and civil rights activist. " Her work has been performed by the Cleveland Chamber Symphony, the Detroit Symphony and West Virginia University Band and Orchestra.

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Perry (left) with music students and teachers in 1949, including Milhaud and MartensPerry (left) with music students and teachers in 1949, including Milhaud and MartensScene from a 2014 revival of Tawawa House in Modesto, CaliforniaScene from a 2014 revival of Tawawa House in Modesto, California

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Zenobia Powell Perry was an American composer, professor and civil rights activist. She taught in a number of historically black colleges and universities and composed in a style that her biographer Jeannie Gayle Pool called "music with clear, classic melodies." Her work has been performed by the Cleveland Chamber Symphony, the Detroit Symphony and West Virginia University Band and Orchestra.

Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 2004 · aged 95
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5 languages

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