About Edith Hemenway
Lived 1926 – 2023 (aged 96). Edith Hemenway was an American pianist and composer.
Edith Hemenway (née Fitz, December 23, 1926 – December 19, 2023) was an American composer and pianist. Hemenway was born in Boston on December 23, 1926, and died on December 19, 2023, at the age of 96.
Recordings Edith Hemenway - To Paradise for Onions / Songs and Chamber Works - Doors (2010) - Questions of Travel (1999, arr. 2007) - To Paradise for Onions (2001) - A Child's Garden of Verses (1984) - Asian Figures (1979) - Four Poems of Langston Hughes (± 1980–1985) Claron McFadden and Roberta Alexander, Nancy Braithwaite, Michael Stirling, Vaughan Schlepp Et'cetera KTC 1632 72' (2018)
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Who was Edith Hemenway?
American composer and pianist
When was Edith Hemenway born?
Edith Hemenway was born on 23 December 1926.
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Edith Hemenway died on 19 December 2023.
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Edith Hemenway was a pianist and composer.
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Edith Hemenway was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Edith Hemenway. https://biography.guide/edith-hemenway/
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