Jean Coulthard
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Jean Coulthard (February 10, 1908 - March 9, 2000) was a Canadian composer and academic.
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, she taught theory and composition at the University of British Columbia from 1947 to 1973.
Some of her well-known compositions include Cradle Song, Threnody, Canadian Fantasy, Ballade "A Winter's Tale" and her opera Return of the Native.
In 1978, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1994, she was awarded the Order of British Columbia. In 1997 her portrait was painted by noted Canadian artist Christian Cardell Corbet, Coll. Vancouver Academy of Music.
A short biography for students, *Jean Coulthard: A Life in Music by William Bruneau & David Gordon Duke, was published by Ronsdale Press in 2005.
[edit] External links
- Jean Coulthard at the Canadian Music Centre.
- Jean Coulthard fonds at the University of British Columbia.
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