MONTGOMERY, Merle
(1904–1986)> PIANIST · LECTURER · WRITER · COMPOSER
MONTGOMERY, Merle (pseud. Aline Campbell) American pianist, lecturer, writer and composer. Davidson, OK, May 15, 1904; Arlington, VA, August 25, 1986. She studied at the University of Oklahoma where she obtained her B.F.A. in 1924 and at the Eastman School of Music graduating with an M.M. in 1937 and a Ph.D. in 1948. She also received a diploma from the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau, France in 1933. She studied privately with Isidor Philipp and Nadia Boulanger (q.v.) from 1929 to 1931…