Ethel Scarborough Explained

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

Selected works include:

• Promise, a fantasy
• Concerto for piano
• Concerto in C Minor for piano

Notes and References

1. Book: The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. Julie Anne. Sadie. Rhian. Samuel. 1994. W. W. Norton & Company . 9780393034875. 4 October 2010.
2. News: Music in Foreign Lands. 7 November 2010. 10 September 1922. The New York Times.
3. The Times House of Commons 1935, p.135