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Amy Patterson
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Born
Amelia Cabeza de Pelayo Patterson

(1912-07-16) 16 July 1912 (age 107)
NationalityArgentina
Occupation
  • composer
  • singer
  • poet
  • teacher
Years activeSince 1930
Spouse(s)Guillermo Pelayo Paterson

Amelia Cabeza de Pelayo Patterson, also known as Amy Patterson (born 16 July 1912), is an Argentine composer, singer, poet, and teacher responsible for writing the anthem of the Province of Salta.[1] She was very popular in Argentina, and much of her music received state approval from Argentina's Ministry of Education.[2]

Biography

Amy Patterson was born Amelia Cabeza de Pelayo Patterson on 16 July 1912 in San Miguel de Tucumán, Salta Province, but at a young age her family moved to Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires. There, she learned through private lessons how to play the violin and the piano.

After finishing high school, Patterson attended the Clementi Music School and graduated three years later as a music teacher specializing in the violin, according to the diploma awarded her by Argentina's Ministry of Education. She went on to study classical singing with a private tutor for seven years.[3]

In 1946, Patterson found work as a music teacher at the Zorrilla, Alberdi and Peter Pan music schools, but resigned for personal reasons four years later. When she resigned from the Peter Pan school, she was given a gold medal for writing a version of The Adventures of Peter Pan, which had been presented twice consecutively at the Victoria Theater in Salta and at the Miter Theaters in San Salvador de Jujuy and San Miguel de Tucumán. Over the next decade, she would herself become a private tutor for the piano, violin, guitar, and singing. She was the Director of the Polyphonic Choir of Salta, which in 1962 gave 14 public and radio recitals.[3]

She turned 100 in July 2012.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Con 104 años Amy Patterson dice: "En la vida sin amor no hay nada"". El Trinuno (in Spanish). 29 June 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. ^ Di Giulio, José Argentino. "Amy Paterson". portaldesalta.gov.ar (in Spanish). Portal Informativo de Salta. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  3. ^ a b ""Ovejero entregó el Mérito Artístico a Amy Patterson" Secretaría de cultura de Salta". culturasalta.gov.ar (in Spanish). Province of Salta. Archived from the original on 6 March 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  4. ^ Tribuno, El. "La talentosa Amy Patterson cumplió 105 años". El Tribuno.



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