PIERCE, Alexandra
(*1934)> CONCERT PIANIST · PROFESSOR · COMPOSER
PIERCE, Alexandra American concert pianist, professor and composer. Philadelphia, February 21, 1934. She gained a B.Mus. (piano) in 1955 from the University of Michigan, a B.Mus. (piano) in 1958 from the New England Conservatory, an M.A. (music history) in 1959 from Radcliffe and a Ph.D. (theory and composition) in 1968 from Brandeis University. She was awarded several grants and fellowships. She lectured on the piano at the University of Redlands from 1968, then became associate professor of…