Julia Perry

The music of composer Julia Perry has been largely bypassed by the ongoing rediscovery of works by African Americans, even though her output was substantial. Her music is especially interesting in that it combines influences from her heritage with those from modern European teachers with whom she studied. Perry was born on March 24, 1924, in Lexington, Kentucky, but she was raised mostly in Akron, Ohio, and continued to live there later in life. Admitted to the Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey, she earned bachelor's and master's degrees there, taking courses...