Molly Joyce

Composer and keyboardist Molly Joyce has gained wide attention for works that engage with her own disability, an injured left hand dating from her childhood. She has also composed music for other performers in many genres. Joyce was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1992. As a small child, she took violin lessons. Her left hand was permanently damaged in a car accident when Joyce was seven. She refused to give up her music, switching to the cello and holding the bow with her left hand. Joyce also played the trumpet and began to compose. She attended the Juilliard School in...