The vast varied Wisconsin Folksong Collection, the first deep field survey fully engaging the rich musical pluralism of an American region, was carried out by two remarkable women, Sidney Robertson and Helene Stratman-Thomas, between 1937-1946.
One of the first Québecoise singers to gain international recognition, who rose to fame during WWII.
American composer
Jean R. Phillips was a securities analyst at the Treasury Department and an organist in Washington, D.C., during the 1920s-1960s.
Opera singer, teacher and writer
The Barry Sisters was a popular Jewish-American vocal group whose careers spanned from the late 1930s through the early 1970s.
American contemporary classical music composer and pianist
The Barry Sisters was a popular Jewish-American vocal group whose careers spanned from the late 1930s through the early 1970s.
Vivian Fine was an American composer, pianist, and educator.
Nobuko JoAnne Miyamoto (1939-) is a songwriter, dance and theater artist, author, and Artistic Director of Great Leap, who found her political and artistic voice in the Asian American movement.