Marguerite Roesgen-Champion (24 January 1894 – 30 June 1976) was a Swiss composer, pianist and harpsichordist. Roesgen-Champion studied at the

Conservatoire de Musique de Genève A music school is an educational institution specialized in the study, training, and research of music. Such an institution can also be known as a school of music, music academy, music faculty, college of music, music department (of a larger ins ...

, notably with

Marie Panthès Marie Panthès (3 November 1871 – 11 March 1955) was a French pianist, specializing in romantic piano, especially the interpretation of the works of Frédéric Chopin. Life Panthès was born in Odessa (Russian Empire) of French parents. She ...

. From 1926, she lived as a composer in Paris. She composed works for orchestra, harpsichord and piano, as well as chamber and choral works. As a pianist she performed several piano concertos by Mozart and Haydn. On harpsichord she performed compositions for harpsichord by Jean-Henry d'Anglebert and Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach. In 1940 Roesgen-Champion founded a concert series entitled Suites Française which was used a showcase for students of distinction from the

Paris Conservatory The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...

. She also supported the Orchestre Jane Evrard (also known as the Orchestre féminin de Paris), founded by Jane Evrard, which was an all-female chamber orchestra that performed contemporary works including the premiere of

Guy Ropartz Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz (; 15 June 1864 – 22 November 1955) was a French composer and conductor. His compositions included five symphony, symphonies, three violin sonatas, cello sonatas, six string quartets, a piano trio and string trio (both i ...

' ''Petite Suite''.

Works

* Sonata for Flute and Keyboard * Blue and Gold Story, piano with 4 hands * French Suite for flute and harp * Domine not in Furore for mixed choir a cappella * Valses for piano * Concert for saxophone, harpsichord and bassoon * At the Moon, singing flute and piano * Concerto grosso for violin, cello, harpsichord and orchestra

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* 1894 births 1976 deaths Swiss classical pianists Swiss women composers Swiss women pianists Musicians from Geneva 20th-century classical pianists Women classical pianists Swiss harpsichordists Women harpsichordists 20th-century women composers 20th-century Swiss composers 20th-century women pianists {{Switzerland-composer-stub