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Ruth Stuber Jeanne | |
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| Birth name | Ruth Stuber |
| Born | May 13, 1910 |
| Died | April 6, 2004 (aged 94) Newark, Ohio, USA |
| Genres | classical |
| Occupation(s) | Percussionist, violinist, arranger, educator |
| Instrument(s) | percussion, violin |
Ruth Stuber Jeanne (née Stuber; b. 13 May 1910, Chicago; d. 6 Apr. 2004, Newark, Ohio) was an American marimbist, percussionist, violinist, and arranger. On April 29, 1940, at Carnegie Hall, she and Orchestrette Classique, an all female orchestra, premiered the Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra by American composer Paul Creston, who was present. Creston wrote Concertino for Stuber and dedicated it to the orchestra's director, Frédérique Petrides (pronounced pe TREE dis), who asked Creston to compose it. The 1940 program note stated that Concertino was then "the only work ever written for this instrument in serious form." Jeanne was a tympanist with Orchestrette Classique.[1]
- ^ Concert Offered by Orchestrette; Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra Featured at the Carnegie Chamber Hall, The New York Times, April 30, 1940