Ethel Scarborough
Frances Ethel Scarborough (10 January 1880 – 9 December 1956) was an English pianist, composer and politician. She was born in Crouch End, London and died in Graffham, Sussex.[1] She conducted her own works at the Promenade Concerts.[2]
Scarborough was also active in the Conservative Party, for which she stood in Ebbw Vale at the 1935 United Kingdom general election, taking second place with 22.2% of the vote.[3]
Works
[edit]Selected works include:
- Promise, a fantasy
- Concerto for piano
- Concerto in C Minor for piano
References
[edit]- ^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ "Music in Foreign Lands". The New York Times. 10 September 1922. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ The Times House of Commons 1935, p.135
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