Irena Pfeiffer (1912–1996) was a Polish composer, conductor, and teacher.

Personal life

Pfeiffer attended the State Teachers' College in Kraków and at the Władysław Żeleński Music School. She completed the state examination in music and singing at Katowice Conservatory and later studied composition under

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and conducting under Walerian Bierdiajew from 1946 to 1952 at the Higher Music School in Kraków.

Career

Her music teaching career started in 1938 at high schools and during this time, she conducted both female and male choirs. Pfeiffer toured in Poland, Yugoslavia, and Hungary, winning many prizes and awards in Poland. Two volumes of her work received a positive review from Music in Education, Volume 42 in 1978.

References

1912 births 1996 deaths Musicians from Kraków Polish classical composers Polish music educators Polish women classical composers Polish women conductors (music) Polish women music educators 20th-century women musicians 20th-century conductors (music) {{Poland-musician-stub