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Coulthard, Jean
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Dates of existence
1908-2000
History
Jean Coulthard was born at her parents' home on Broughton Street in 1908, the daughter of a pioneering family, her father a doctor and her mother a well known piano teacher. In 1928-1929 she studied composition at the Royal College of Music in London with Ralph Vaughn Williams, and subsequently at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. She was professor of music theory and composition at the University of British Columbia from 1947-1973. Her compositions include an opera, four symphonies, concertos, numerous shorter works for soloists and orchestras, sonatas for many instruments and hundreds of keyboard, choral and vocal works. Her professional affiliations and accomplishments were considerable. On March 14, 1978 she was awarded Freedom of the City of Vancouver by Mayor Volrich. In 1978 she was also awarded the Order of Canada and in 1996 the Order of British Columbia.