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Ethel Tench Rogers (21 February 1914 - 25 January 2008)[1] was a prolific American composer who published over 200 sacred and pedagogical compositions for organ, piano, synthesizer and voice.[2] [3]
Rogers was born in Newark, New Jersey[4] to Walter and Herrine Tench. She studied music with William Ichor, Arthur B. Kellsey, Tsuyi Matsuki, Lorrene McClintock, Edward J. McGinley, Howard Savage, and at the Austrian-American Institute in Vienna.[5] She married Robert W. Rogers in 1934 and they had a son and a daughter.[1]
Rogers arranged traditional hymns as well as music by Karl P. Harrington, J. Michael Haydn, William H. Jude, George C. Stebbins, and Will L .Thompson. She set biblical passages and texts by Kathryn Blackburn Peck and Isaac Watts to music.[6]
Rogers taught piano and organ in Plainfield, New Jersey, and at the University of Missouri, Kansas City.[4] She also presented workshops for the National Association of Organ Teachers.[7] A Rogers Music Scholarship has been established at Baker University (Kansas).[1]
Rogers’ compositions were published by the Boston Music Company, Lillenas Publishing Company (Nazarene Publishing House), Myklas Press, and Pro Art Publications.[6][7][8] She often collaborated with Olive Nelson Russell:
- MELODIES AND SCALES in the most used keys by Ethel Tench Rogers & Olive Nelson Russell For all organs Westbury[6]
- PLAY EASY SOLOS for all organs compilation arr & original m Ethel Tench Rogers & Olive Nelson Russell[6]
- PRO ART ALL ORGAN METHOD books 1,2,3 by Ethel Tench Rogers & Olive Nelson Russell[6]
- PRO ART ALL ORGAN TECHNIC books 1,2,3 by Ethel Tench Rogers & Olive Nelson Russell[6]
- SELECTED SOLOS for all organs arrangements Ethel Tench Rogers & Olive Nelson Russell[6]
- VERY FIRST TUNES TO TRANSPOSE by Tench Rogers & Olive Nelson Russell For all organs[6]
Rogers’ compositions included Evening Air, a piano piece for left hand alone;[7] four cantatas;[9] 62 books of organ works; over 150 anthems;[2] and works for two pianos.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Rogers, Ethel Tench (27 Jan 2008). "Obituaries". Kansas City Star. p. 26.
- ^ a b Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). pp. 595–596. ISBN 978-0-9617485-0-0.
- ^ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers: a handbook. Metuchen London: the Scarecrow press. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-8108-1138-6.
- ^ a b c Anderson, Ruth; Anderson, E. Ruth (1976). Contemporary American composers: a biographical dictionary. Boston, Mass: Hall. p. 369. ISBN 978-0-8161-1117-6.
- ^ Heinrich, Adel (1991). Organ and harpsichord music by women composers: an annotated catalog. Music reference collection (1. publ ed.). New York: Greenwood Pr. p. 317. ISBN 978-0-313-26802-1.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1967). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.
- ^ a b c Patterson, Donald (1999-09-30). One Handed: A Guide to Piano Music for One Hand. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-0-313-03262-2.
- ^ Singing (U.S.), National Association of Teachers of (1966). The NATS Bulletin. National Association of Teachers of Singing.
- ^ Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women composers: A checklist of works for the solo voice. A reference publication in women's studies. Boston, Mass: Hall. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-8161-8498-9.