Helen Wing

Helen Wilkie Wing (February 7, 1892 – December 19, 1981) was an American author, composer,[1] and pianist[2] who was born in Polk, North Carolina.[3] She lived in Chicago, Illinois, for much of her life but also gave recitals in Michigan[4] and Wisconsin.[5]

Wing presented many recitals with Grace Holverscheid Tallman, singing duets and accompanying Grace on piano.[6] Together with Grace and her husband, Richard Dean Tallman, Wing owned the Normandy House restaurant in Chicago.[7]

Wing taught at the Bliss School of Music in Oak Park, Illinois. She wrote poems and songs for Child Life magazine,[8] and at least 25 books for young children, including eight Rand McNally Junior Elf books. Her works were published by the Wetmore Declamation Bureau in Sioux City, Iowa, which provided plays and music for children, and the Chicago publisher Clayton F. Summy, who marketed spoken-word compositions to Chautauqua performers.[9]

Wing's works include:

  1. ^ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.
  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)
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Music News. Charles E. Watt. 1922.
  5. ^ The Booklist and Subscription Books Bulletin. American Library Association. 1962.
  6. ^ Forest Leaves. Hall-Heileman Company. 1923.
  7. ^ "Helen Wilkie Wing (1892-1981) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  8. ^ "14 Jan 1925, Page 8 - Suburbanite Economist at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  9. ^ mwilsonkimber (2017-06-15). "Forgetting". Marian Wilson Kimber. Retrieved 2020-07-27.