Myra Brooks Turner

Myra Brooks Turner (13 January 1936 – 7 October 2017) was an American composer, music educator, and writer, who composed for television commercials as well as for musical theatre, piano, and voice.

Brooks was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, to Paul D. and Lillie R. Brooks. Her post graduate study in piano was with Paul Vellucci in Dallas. She married Ronald Joseph Turner in 1960 and they had three daughters: Stacy, Cheryl, and Teresa. at the Maryville (Tennessee) College of Performing Arts, and at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She managed two businesses: MBT Productions and the Myra Brooks Turner Studio of Music in Knoxville, as well as two performance groups associated with her teaching studio: the Beethoven Society and the Chopin Society. Through these societies, she produced seven concerts annually. and received the Award of Merit from the Tennessee Arts Commission as "an outstanding member of the cultural force of the state of Tennessee who has helped to nurture and develop the arts in Tennessee." and edited the Texas Federation of Music Clubs Bulletin. many piano and vocal works, encompassing at least 72 opus numbers. Her music is published by FJH Music Co. Inc., McLaughlin & Reilly Co., and Schaum Publications Inc. Jazz Man Suite Waltz Parisienne

Musical theatre

Cinderella Midsummer Night's Dream Suddenly, My Heart Sings'' (art songs)