Helen Camille Stanley Explained

Helen Camille Stanley Hartmeyer Gatlin (6 April 1930 – 16 December 2021) was an American composer,[1] pianist, and violist[2] who began working with electronic and microtonal music in the 1960s.[3]

Stanley was born in Tampa, Florida, to Lucy Gage Crehore and Edward Stanley.[4] She married John P. Hartmeyer in 1950.[5] They had one daughter (Helen Marjorie),[6] then divorced in early 1965. Later that year, Stanley married Richard Denby Gatlin.[7]

Stanley earned a B. Mus. from Cincinnati Conservatory in 1951; a graduate fellowship and M. Mus from Florida State University in 1954; and a B.S. from Muskingum College (Ohio) in 1961. Her teachers included Hans Barth and Ernst von Dohnányi.

Stanley has worked as a violist with the El Paso Symphony and as music director at the El Paso Ballet Center.  She has taught at Jones College and Jacksonville University. In 1986, she was the Florida Contemporary Ensemble’s composer-in-residence. Her awards include the C. Hugo Grimm Prize for Ensemble Composition; the Louis Pogner Chamber Music Award; the 1972 Florida State Music Teachers Association Award; and the Jacksonville Community Foundation Award. She belongs to the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP); the American Composers Forum; and the Southeastern Composers League. Her works were recorded commercially on MMC 2024 in 1997 and MMC 2149 in 2006.[8] She died on December 16, 2021 at the age of 91 in Jacksonville, Florida.[9]

Stanley composed electronic music and also experimented with microtonal music. She used environmental recordings, including live bird songs, in her Rhapsody for Electronic Tape and Orchestra.[10] Her compositions include:

Ballet

Chamber

Electronic Tape

Orchestra

Piano

Vocal

Notes and References

  1. Book: Cohen, Aaron I.. International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. 1987. Books & Music (USA). 978-0-9617485-1-7. en.
  2. Book: Stern, Susan. Women composers : a handbook. 1978. Scarecrow Press. 0-8108-1138-3. Metuchen, N.J.. 3844725.
  3. Web site: Helen Stanley Recognized for Lifetime Achievement as an Accomplished Independent Composer, Pianist, Violinist, Violist, Conductor and Lecturer. 2021-12-21. 24-7 Press Release Newswire. en.
  4. Book: Trinkner, Charles L.. Florida Lives: The Sunshine State Who's Who, a Reference Edition Recording the Biographies of Contemporary Leaders in Florida. 1966. Historical Record Association. en.
  5. Web site: Stanley. Helen Camille. ancestry.com. 2021-12-21. www.ancestry.com.
  6. Book: Who's Who of American Women. 1973. Marquis Who's Who. 978-0-8379-0411-5. en.
  7. Book: Kay, Ernest. The Two Thousand Women of Achievement. 1969. Kay, Sons and Daughter. 978-0-900332-27-2. en.
  8. Web site: Helen Stanley (2). 2021-12-21. Discogs. en.
  9. Web site: Helen Camille Gatlin Obituary - Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home - Jacksonville - 2021 . 2024-03-08 . Legacy.com.
  10. Book: Hinkle-Turner, Elizabeth. Women Composers and Music Technology in the United States: Crossing the Line. 2006. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. 978-0-7546-0461-7. en.
  11. Book: Anderson, Ruth. Contemporary American composers : a biographical dictionary. 1976. G.K. Hall. 0-8161-1117-0. Boston. 2035024.
  12. Book: Hudson, Michael W.. THE LIFE AND CAREER OF WILLIAM F. CRAMER: PEDAGOGUE, PERFORMER, AND SCHOLAR. Florida State University Dissertation. 2012.
  13. Web site: FSMTA Commissioned Composers. 2021-12-21. Florida State Music Teachers Association. en.
  14. Book: Claghorn, Charles Eugene. Women composers and songwriters : a concise biographical dictionary. 1996. Scarecrow Press. 0-585-03162-2. Lanham, Md.. 42329817.
  15. Book: Stewart-Green, Miriam. Women composers : a checklist of works for the solo voice. 1980. G.K. Hall. 0-8161-8498-4. Boston, Mass.. 6815939.

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