Constance Williams Walton (30 June 1919 – 22 July 2017) was an American composer, pianist, and teacher.[1][2]

Walton was born in California to Milo B. and Helen W. Williams. She graduated from the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music and married Donald Rech Walton on June 14, 1941. They had one son, Robert, before divorcing in November 1965.[2]

While teaching in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, Walton served as chair of the National Federation of Music Clubs' Northeastern Region.[3] She won several awards:

  • National Opera Association Award (1972)[4]
  • National Federation of Music Clubs Adult Composer Award (1977)[5]
  • Greenwich Pen Women OWL Award (1992)[6]

Walton's compositions included:

CHAMBER

  • Bare Branches (flute, viola and cello)[7]
  • Perspective (cello and piano) [8]
  • Shadows (viola and cello)[7]

PIANO

  • Duo Dimensions (two pianos)[5]
  • Three Designs for Piano[4]

VOCAL

References

  1. ↑ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Hennessee, Don A. (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.
  2. 1 2 Walton, Constance Williams. "Constance Williams Walton". ancestry.com. Retrieved 11 Dec 2020.
  3. ↑ Music Clubs Magazine. National Federation of Music Clubs. 1994.
  4. 1 2 Council (U.S.), National Music (1972). Bulletin - National Music Council. National Music Council.
  5. 1 2 Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ↑ "Greenwich Pen Women". www.greenwichpenwomen.org. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  7. 1 2 ""Shadows" by Constance Walton - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  8. ↑ Walton, Constance (16 Feb 1992). "section CN p 12". New York Times.
  9. ↑ "More Classical Music Inspired by Nursery Rhymes". Interlude. 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  10. ↑ "Spectra". www.navonarecords.com. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
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