Pamela Motley Verrall (13 August 1915 – 1996) was a Welsh composer and music educator.
Verrall was born in
Penrhiwceiber
Penrhiwceiber is a small Welsh village and community (and electoral ward) in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf that lies south of the town Aberpennar and north of the village of Tyntetown, and is one of many villages that lies within the C ...
, South Wales. Her father was a musician. Verrall attended the
University of Wales
The University of Wales (Welsh language, Welsh: ''Prifysgol Cymru'') is a confederal university based in Cardiff, Wales. Founded by royal charter in 1893 as a federal university with three constituent colleges – Aberystwyth, Bangor and Cardiff †...
, where she received a B.A. in music in 1937, and a B.A. in English, German, and Latin in 1938. She also earned a
Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music
Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music (LRAM) is a professional diploma, or Licentiate (degree), licentiate, formerly open to both internal students of the Royal Academy of Music and to external candidates in voice, keyboard and orchestral instru ...
(LRAM) in London.
Verrall acted as head of the music departments in various schools in the South East of England, including Aldershot Manor Secondary School, The
Winston Churchill School, Woking (mid-1970s),
Elmhust Ballet School, Camberley and
St. Catherine's School for Girls, Twickenham. She composed at least 90 sacred and secular songs, as well as chamber music and musicals for children which have been performed on radio and television. Her compositions and arrangements for school ensembles were published by Bosworth, Chester Music (now
Wise Music), Cramer & Company, Feldman, and Forsyth Publishing. Her works include:
Chamber
*''Clarinets in Chorus''
*''Clarinets in Concert''
*''Seven Romances (''clarinet and piano'')''
*''Six Conversations (''clarinet and piano'')''
*''Six Dance Duets (''recorder and piano'')''
*''Six Miniatures for Recorders''
* ''The Well Tempered Wind Quartet'', Bach arrangements for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon
*''Woodwind Trio (''oboe, clarinet and bassoon'')''
Theatre
*''Around the World: Francis Drake''
*''Babushka (''Christmas Play'')''
*''Gingerbread Man''
*''Grand Tour of Europe''
*''Johnny Appleseed'', for narrator, chorus, dancers and mimers
*''Legend of the Yellow River''
*''Miracle Man''
*''Move Over, Mr. Noah''
*''Sea Spell''
*''Silver Arrow''
*''Son of Assisi''
*''Summer Water''
Vocal
* ''Cross over the Road'' (hymn)
''Singing the Faith'', electronic words edition, number 257
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*at least 90 songs
References
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Welsh composers
British women musicians
1915 births
1996 deaths
Alumni of the University of Wales
Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music