Monk-Feldman, Barbara
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 18 January 1953 at 23:50 (= 11:50 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Granby, Canada, 45n24, 72w44 | ||||
| Timezone | EST h5w (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   28°50'   18°55 Asc. 21°11'
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Biography
Canadian composer whose music has been performed by internationally renowned artists such as Frederic Rzewski, Yvar Mikhashoff and Jan Williams. After studying at Acadia and McGill Universities in Canada, Monk attended the State University of New York in Buffalo. She was awarded the Edgard Varèse Fellowship to study composition with Morton Feldman and soon began receiving commissions from around the world.
In June 1987, she married 61-year old Morton Feldman. Older than she by 27 years, he died on 9/03/1987, only three months after their wedding.
Events
- Relationship : Marriage June 1987 (Morton Feldman, three months)
- Death of Mate 9 September 1987 (Husband died)
Source Notes
Taeger Lexikon quotes Volans, from Monk's mother's memory
Categories
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Composer/ Arranger
- Family : Relationship : Widowed (Husband died)
- Family : Relationship : Mate - Age difference more than 15 yrs (Husband 27 years her elder)
- Family : Relationship : Marriage less than 3 Yrs (Three months)
