Marga Richter

Marga Richter (born October 21, 1926) is an American composer.

Marga Richter was born in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, the daughter of soprano Inez Chandler-Richter (1885–1956). She studied piano at the MacPhail School of Music in Minneapolis with Irene Hellner and with Helena Morsztyn in New York. She entered the Juilliard School of Music in 1945 and studied composition with William Bergsma and Vincent Persichetti and piano with Rosalyn Tureck, graduating with a BS and then MS degree in 1951. After completing her studies, she taught music appreciation at Nassau Community College from 1971–72, and later began working as a composer full-time.

Richter co-founded the Long Island Composers Alliance in 1972 with Herbert Deutsch and served as its co-director, president and vice-president. Pianist Michael Skelly is her son.

Richter composes for orchestra, ballet, opera, chorus, orchestra, chamber ensemble and solo instrument and her compositions have been performed internationally. Selected works include:

Richter's works have been recorded and issued on CD including:

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