Mildred Andrews Boggess biography

Leupold Editions will publish a biography of over 400 pages covering the life, performing and teaching careers of Mildred Andrews Boggess (1915–1987), authored by Stephanie Ann Barth.

Boggess earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in piano (1937) and a graduate degree in piano performance (1940) from the University of Oklahoma. She served St. John’s Episcopal Church, Norman, as organist and choirmaster (1936–1962) and was instructor in organ for the Evergreen Episcopal Music Conference, Evergreen, Colorado (1938–1962). Boggess became an instructor of piano and organ at the University of Oklahoma School of Music in 1938, later named professor of music, and served until her retirement in 1976.

Boggess was known for her dedication to the discipline of her students, many of whom were winners at national and regional competitions. She was one of the first female organists to perform at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Boggess was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1971.

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