Dr. Sarah Masterson, the pianist on this album, is an Associate Professor at Newberry College and has dedicated several years to researching and reconstructing Philippa Schuyler's piano music.
Compositional Technique
Schuyler's compositions often incorporated authentic folk themes, such as her Haitian pieces Voodoo Festival and Damballa, which arrange traditional Haitian Vodou themes.
Composer Biography
Schuyler's career involved continuous travel, beginning with her first solo concert tour at age nineteen, which started in Haiti with a performance at President Magloire's 1950 inauguration.
Composer Biography
Philippa Schuyler, the composer, was a child prodigy who became known as the most well-traveled young person of her day, performing in nearly eighty countries.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Schuyler's music, ranging from early folk arrangements to African and Arabic-inspired compositions, forms a travelogue, reflecting the places she visited and cultures she experienced.
Composer Biography
Schuyler died at age thirty-five in Vietnam while reporting on the war and evacuating people, when her helicopter crashed.
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