Diemer, Emma Lou (1927–)
Diemer, Emma Lou (1927–)
American musician and composer. Born Emma Lou Diemer in Kansas City, Missouri, Nov 24, 1927; studied with Paul Hindemith, Howard Hanson, Roger Sessions, and Ernst Toch; studied at Kansas City Conservatory; awarded a Fulbright fellowship to study composition and piano at Royal Conservatory in Brussels, Belgium; Yale University, BA and MA; Eastman School of Music, PhD in composition.
Composed over 150 pieces for choral groups, orchestras, bands, solo instruments, and chamber groups, and is especially known for her church music.
See also Women in World History.
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