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Judith ClarkCNZM

Judith Ann Clark CNZM (25 August 1931 – 9 February 2014) was a New Zealand pianist and piano teacher. In 1998 Clark was appointed as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to music.

Early life and education

Clark was born on 25 August 1931, her parents were Fitzgerald Martin and Ivy Ella Clark of Wellington. Clark was of West Indian heritage.

Academic career

Clark attended Victoria University of Wellington in the 1950s. She received a government scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and then studied in Salzburg, Rome and at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy.

Clark returned to New Zealand in 1963, and taught piano at Victoria University for thirty years, where she was Head of Piano. Her students included Peter Walls, Rachel Thomson

Clark retired from teaching at the university in 1996.

Clark was active in the Institute of Registered Music Teachers.

Honours and awards

In the 1998 New Year Honours Clark was appointed as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to music.

Legacy

Clark died on 9 February 2014 in Wellington at the age of 83. A tribute concert to her, featuring Emma Sayers, Peter Walls, Joy Aberdein, Miles Rogers, Graham Johnson and Nicola Melville was aired by Radio New Zealand in 2015. The Adam Chamber Music Festival 2015 included a number of pieces commissioned in honour of Clark, composed by Eve de Castro-Robinson, Gareth Farr, Ross Harris, William Albright, Douglas Lilburn and Jack Body.

Victoria University held the Judith Clark Memorial Piano Series in 2016 in Clark's honour.

A memorial fund was set up, which funds a number of music scholarships, administered by Universities New Zealand.

Ross Harris was asked to compose a piece of music which was meant to be buried with her unperformed, however his composition was developed into the piece In Memory.

In 2024 the Institute of Registered Music Teachers held the Judith Clark Sonata Celebration at the New Zealand School of Music.

References

  1. ^ "Judith CLARK Obituary (2014) - The Press". Legacy.com. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  2. "Tributes Online - Listings". tributes.co.nz. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Piano series honours "Miss Clark" | Te Kōkī / New Zealand School of Music | Te Herenga Waka". Victoria University of Wellington. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Judith Clark Obituary: Peter Walls". RNZ. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  5. "IGNITE! – Presenters - Learn Music NZ". Learn Music NZ -. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  6. "New Year Honours List 1998 | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC)". www.dpmc.govt.nz. 31 December 1997. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  7. "Judith Clark CNZM (1931-2014)". RNZ. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  8. "Adam Chamber Music Festival 2015, PianoFest V: In Memoriam Judith Clark, SOUNZ". sounz.org.nz. Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  9. "Concert series in memory of Judith Clark". RNZ. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  10. "Judith Clark Memorial Fellowships support musicians to up the tempo overseas | Universities New Zealand - Te Pōkai Tara". www.universitiesnz.ac.nz. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  11. "Judith Clark Memorial Fellowship | Universities New Zealand - Te Pōkai Tara". www.universitiesnz.ac.nz. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  12. "ROSS HARRIS: In Memory - Judith Clark". RNZ. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  13. "Sonata Celebration 2024 - Institute of Registered Music Teachers of New Zealand Wellington Branch". 16 September 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.

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