Download or read book The Birds Began to Sing written by Dorothy Buchanan and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Born in 1945 on the West Coast, she grew up as one of six sisters in a musical family in Christchurch. Dotty, as she is known, graduated with a MusB (Hons) in composition and worked as a freelance composer, pianist, violinist and teacher, with students relishing her unconventional approach to music education. She went on to become a musical director, adjudicator and QEII Arts Council assessor and co-founded the publishing co-operative Nota Bene. Her hundreds of compositions include collaborations with writers Witi Ihimaera, Margaret Mahy, Lauris Edmond and Fleur Adcock, and her awards include a CANZ Outstanding Achievement Award, a Suffrage Medal, and the ONZM. In the 1990s Dorothy was part of the artistic directorate for three Composing Womens festivals that showcased classical, rock, jazz, Māori and Pasifika music, and her own compositions.Dorothy Buchanans story is told with her trademark modesty and humour and rings with her lifelong passion for music."--Publisher information.