Armstrong Coleman, Susannah Winifred (fem) 11.mar.1897-jul.1985 USA Illinois, Chicago - Virginia, Arlington
pianist, teacher, studied piano with Hilda Brown in Chicago, her uncle Otis A Poole gave her a Steinway Grand Piano, 1919-1923 studied piano with Victor Garwood, Arne Oldberg, Josef Lhevinne and obtained a BM at Northwestern University in Chicago Evanston, 1924-1925 studied piano with Artur Schnabel in Berlin, 1930 teacher of music at New Trier Township High School in Chicago Winnetka, 1934 settled as pianist and piano teacher in New York City, 1940-1965 residing in Washington DC, 1951-1952 in Charlottesville Virginia, buried at Slate Hill Cemetery in Goshen NY ; daughter of postmaster Percy Wilson Armstrong (Chicago 27.mar.1867-) and Jennie Tilt (Canada, Brampton 3.mar.1872-) ; 2.sep.1939 in Chicago she married Laurence Vail Coleman (New York Brooklyn 19.sep.1893-jul.1982 Arlington), 1943-1958 director of the American Association of Museums

Title	Parts

[] Bells. Piano pub H. T. FitzSimons Co., Chicago 27jul1934
[] Chinese dance. Piano pub H. T. FitzSimons Co., Chicago 27jul1934
[] Hunting song. Piano pub H. T. FitzSimons Co., Chicago 27jul1934
[] Slumber song. Piano pub H. T. FitzSimons Co., Chicago 27jul1934
[] In springtime. Cantata. 2 Sopranos, alto and piano words Helen Clay Boulton (pseud of Susannah Armstrong) pub M. Witmark & Sons, Dept. of Educational Publications, New York 15mar1935 version for Treble voices, S.S.A. copyrighted and published M. Witmark & Sons, New York 29jan1962
[] Blue symphony
[] Mother Goose suite. Voice and piano
[] Debate. 2 Pianos
[] Pastoral suite
[] Sea shell. Soprano and piano

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