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Edith Rowena <I>Noyes</I> Greene

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Edith Rowena Noyes Greene

Birth
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
25 Jun 1956 (aged 81)
Burial
Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Composer Pianist Teacher- Edith Noyes Greene, was the last living pupil of Edward MacDowell, the great American composer.

She was the daughter of Charles Claudius Noyes and Jeannette Mabel Pease.

Education: Prince School, Boston, private school in Quincy, MA. She studied harmony and theory with George Chadwick for 5 yrs. and piano with Edward MacDowell for 4 yrs.

She made her debut as a concert pianist at age 18 and then appeared in concert as a soloist or accompanist with prominent artists. She taught many artist students.

She began composing at age 10 and went on to compose many sacred and secular songs. She toured New England lecturing on music and composers.She was the president and founder of The Music Lovers' Club in Boston, the MacDowell Club for 2 yrs. was founder, VP , and honorary member of the Brockton and Roxbury Women's Clubs, the Professional Women's Club of NY and Boston and the First Vice-President, Huntington Chambers, Boston.

She was the wife of Roy Goddard Greene who she married March 6, 1909.
Composer Pianist Teacher- Edith Noyes Greene, was the last living pupil of Edward MacDowell, the great American composer.

She was the daughter of Charles Claudius Noyes and Jeannette Mabel Pease.

Education: Prince School, Boston, private school in Quincy, MA. She studied harmony and theory with George Chadwick for 5 yrs. and piano with Edward MacDowell for 4 yrs.

She made her debut as a concert pianist at age 18 and then appeared in concert as a soloist or accompanist with prominent artists. She taught many artist students.

She began composing at age 10 and went on to compose many sacred and secular songs. She toured New England lecturing on music and composers.She was the president and founder of The Music Lovers' Club in Boston, the MacDowell Club for 2 yrs. was founder, VP , and honorary member of the Brockton and Roxbury Women's Clubs, the Professional Women's Club of NY and Boston and the First Vice-President, Huntington Chambers, Boston.

She was the wife of Roy Goddard Greene who she married March 6, 1909.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188685266/edith_rowena-greene: accessed ), memorial page for Edith Rowena Noyes Greene (26 Mar 1875–25 Jun 1956), Find a Grave Memorial ID 188685266, citing Edgell Grove Cemetery and Mausoleum, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Foxwolf (contributor 47374189).