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Anne McGinty

Biography/ Personal Life

Anne McGinty (born January 1, 1945 in Findlay, Ohio) is an American flautist and composer. She writes for bands of all levels, including elementary and middle school bands. She has written compositions and arrangements for concert band, string orchestra, flute, and flute ensembles. In 1987 McGinty and her husband John Edmondson formed Queenwood Publications. They managed the creation, production, promotion, and international sales and distribution of the catalog. In March 2002 they sold their company to the Neil A. Kjos Music Company. She later opened her own publishing company, McGinty Music. McGinty is a member of the American Society of Composers and a member of the National Flute Association, where she served for two years as the Board of Directors.

Education

Anne McGinty started her education at Ohio State University. At OSU Donald McGinnis was her mentor, band director, and flute teacher. She left OSU to pursue her career in flute performance. During her time off she played the flute with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. She later returned to Duquesne University to receive her Bachelor of Music, and Master of Music. At DU she focused on flute performance, music theory and her compositions. There she also studied flute and chamber music with Bernard Goldberg, and composition with Joseph Willcox Jenkins.

Compositions

Pieces for Orchestra

Dances In The Wind

Choral Prelude

Emerald Point Overturn

Painted Desert

Japanese Folk Trilogy

Pieces for Band

Bandtasia

Athenian Festival

Atlantica

Pinnacle Overture

Actium

Achievements

• Received the Outstanding Service to Music Award from Tau Beta Sigma (national band sorority.)
• Received the Golden Rose Award from the Women Band Directors National Association.
• McGinty was the first female composer to be authorized to write for the United States Army Band.

References

http://mcgintymusic.com