Marion Zarzeczna (November 11, 1930 – June 1, 2020) was an American concert pianist and educator.
She was born and grew up in a non-musical family in Trenton, New Jersey. [1] She received her Bachelor of Music degree in 1954 from the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with Mieczysław Horszowski. [2]
The winner of numerous prizes, she gave piano recitals and appeared as a soloist with orchestras in North America and Europe, including the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra and Seventh Army Orchestra in Germany.[ citation needed]
She was a member of the New Marlboro Chamber Players, the trio-in-residence at Rider College, and a vocal coach at the Temple University Musical Festival in Ambler, Pennsylvania.[ citation needed]
She joined the faculty of The Curtis Institute of Music in 1962. [2] She was on the faculty of Westminster Choir College beginning in 1972 [2] as well as a member of the Greater Trenton Symphony Orchestra [3]
Death
Marion Zarzeczna died on June 1, 2020, aged 89, in her native Trenton, New Jersey. [4] [5]
References
- ^ Davenport, Peter (April 19, 2018). "U.S. 1 - Princeton Info - Business and Social News for Princeton, New Jersey". princetoninfo.com.
- ^ a b c "The Curtis Institute of Music". March 12, 2009. Archived from the original on March 12, 2009.
- ^ Reference, NYTimes.com; accessed June 21, 2020.
- ^ "Marion Zarzeczna Obituary - Trenton, New Jersey | Legacy.com". Legacy.com. 8 June 2020.
- ^ Marion Zarzeczna obituary, obits.nj.com; accessed June 21, 2020.
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