Natalie Sleeth
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Natalie Sleeth | |
Born | October 29, 1930 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
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Died | March 21, 1992 (aged 61) Denver, Colorado |
Natalie Allyn Sleeth (born as Natalie Allyn Wakeley on October 29, 1930 – died March 21, 1992) was an American composer.
Sleeth was born in Evanston, Illinois. In 1934, she began to study the piano at the early age of four. Later in her life, she received an Academic major in music and a BA in music theory at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. She married a Professor of Homiletics, Reverend Ronald E. Sleeth. She was a member of the Highland Park United Methodist Church. One of her most noted compositions is the "Hymn of Promise".