Thursday, September 16, 2021

September 16 - Nadia Boulanger (The Musical Birthday Series, 3rd Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for September 16th are here: Hildegard von Bingen (2019) and Charlie Byrd (2020)

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Nadia Boulanger (16 September 1887 – 22 October 1979) was a French music teacher and conductor.

 

 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Nadia’s Theme


Everyone, back in the day,

Studied with Miss Boulanger.

Put her students on a list --

Hardly anyone is missed,

And as their memoirs all attest

She helped the best become their best.


At death, she went into the Night

Shining with reflected Light.

 

 

 

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