Anna Suszczynska (1877 - August 1931)[1] was a Polish composer,[2] pianist and music educator who established music schools in Poznan and in Binghamton, New York.

Suszczynska was born in Poznan. She studied music at the Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory in Berlin, and in New York. Polish piano virtuoso Ignacy Jan Paderewski praised her performances.[3][4]

After studying music in New York, Susczcynska returned to Poznan to establish and direct a music school. Back in New York through at least 1922,[1] she established another music school in Binghamton.[5] She presented solo piano recitals and also accompanied soprano Minna Kaufmann Ruud[6][7] and other singers.[7] Suszczynska died in Poznan in August 1931.

Suszczynska’s compositions included:

Orchestra

  • Piano Concerto in e minor[8]
  • War Symphony[8]

Piano

  • Polish Dance[9]
  • Valse d’Amour[9]
  • War Symphony (piano arrangement)[9]

Vocal

  • “Give Us Peace, Oh Lord”[9]
  • “Lullaby”[9]
  • “Spring”[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Anna Suszcynska - Ancestry.com". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  2. ↑ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.
  3. ↑ The Musical Blue Book of America. Musical Blue Book Corporation. 1917.
  4. ↑ Poland. Poland America Company. 1931.
  5. ↑ "Pinkowski Files - S". www.poles.org. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  6. ↑ York, University of the State of New (1919). A Report of the Survey of the Binghamton School System. University of the state of New York.
  7. 1 2 The Music Magazine-musical Courier. 1917.
  8. 1 2 Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1916). Catalog of Copyright Entries. U.S. Government Printing Office.
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