Palaces of Memory: American Composer Diane Thome on her Life and Music

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By Diane Thome *73

Published June 13, 2016

Palaces of Memory is the story of pioneer in the music world— the first woman to graduate from Princeton with a Ph.D. in music and the first woman to compose computer-synthesized music. Diane Thome *73 tells the highly personal story of her lifelong journey in music, describing her studies with famous teachers and her consuming need to compose and explore new directions in her music.

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