Blanche Winogron (May 8, 1911 – November 22, 2002) was an American

harpsichordist A harpsichordist is a person who plays the harpsichord. Harpsichordists may play as soloists, as accompanists, as chamber musicians, or as members of an orchestra, or some combination of these roles. Solo harpsichordists may play unaccompanied son ...

pianist A pianist ( , ) is an individual musician who plays the piano. Since most forms of Western music can make use of the piano, pianists have a wide repertoire and a wide variety of styles to choose from, among them traditional classical music, ja ...

, virginalist, and

teacher A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching. ''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. whe ...

. She taught at the

Mannes College of Music Mannes School of Music is a music conservatory in The New School, a private research university in New York City. In the fall of 2015, Mannes moved from its previous location on Manhattan's Upper West Side to join the rest of the New School ca ...

from 1961 to 1969, and the

New England Conservatory of Music The New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) is a private music school in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the oldest independent music conservatory in the United States and among the most prestigious in the world. The conservatory is located on H ...

from 1968 to 1977. Her students included Peter Sykes and Wendy Redlinger. She was a member of

New York Pro Musica New York Pro Musica was a vocal and instrumental ensemble based in New York City, which specialized in Medieval and Renaissance music. It was co-founded in 1952, under the name Pro Musica Antiqua, by Noah Greenberg, a choral director, and Bernard ...

and the Rococo Ensemble, and a founding member of the Consort of Players. She was married to American music scholar and librarian Sydney Beck; they had a son, Michael Beck.

Discography

* ''Farnaby: Canzonets and Virginals Music''. EMS 5 (1953) * ''Adriano Banchieri: Festino''. Esoteric ES-516 (1953) * ''An Elizabethan Songbag for Young People''. Esoteric ESJ-6 (1954) * ''Children's Songs of Shakespeare's Time''. Counterpoint / Esoteric CPT 540 (1957) * ''Thomas Morley: Elizabethan Madrigals, Canzonets and Ballets''. Counterpoint CPT-520 (1966) * ''Fitzwilliam Virginal Book'' (selections). Dover HCR-ST-7015 (stereo) (1966)

References

Brief obituary
* ''Fitzwilliam Virginal Book'' (selections); Liner notes

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