Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1900, Feb. 23 | Born, Los Angeles, Calif., the only child of James Garfield and Maude Remick Warren |
| 1905 | Began piano lessons with Kathryn Montreville Cocke |
| 1908 | Began piano lessons with German pianist Thilo Becker |
| 1912 | Traveled abroad for seven months with her family |
| circa 1916 | Began studying theory and harmony with pianist-composer Gertrude Ross |
| circa 1917 | Began studying harp |
| 1918 June | Graduated Westlake School for Girls, Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 1918, July 8 | Received first music publisher's contract, from G. Schirmer, Inc., for A Song of June |
| 1918-1919 | Studied composition with Ross and piano with Olga Steeb Attended master classes with Leopold Godowsky and Harold Bauer Performed at recitals throughout southern Calif. |
| 1919 Sept. | Entered Mills College, Oakland, Calif., as a music major |
| 1920 | Completed freshman year at Mills College Traveled to New York City for advanced music studies |
| 1920-1925 | Studied piano accompaniment and song repertoire with Frank La Forge; orchestration, counterpoint and the larger orchestral forms with Dr. Clarence Dickinson; piano performance and accompaniment with Ernesto Berumen and Paolo Gallico |
| 1922 | Eleven songs and choral pieces published by various major music publishing firms |
| 1922-1926 | Metropolitan Opera singers began to feature her art songs in their concert performances |
| 1923, Jan. 17 | Piano accompanist for Metropolitan Opera contralto Margaret Matzenauer at Carnegie Hall |
| 1923, Aug. 14 | Piano soloist with Los Angeles Philharmonic, at the Hollywood Bowl |
| 1923, Nov. 19 | Pianist with the Zoellner String Quartet, Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 1923 | Recorded two selections from her repertoire, Papillons (Ole Olsen) and Country Dance, no. 1 (Beethoven) for Okeh Records |
| 1923-1927 | Toured as piano accompanist for soprano Florence Easton |
| 1923-1940s | Traveled on nationwide tours as accompaniment and assisting artist with Margaret Matzenauer, Florence Easton, Grete Stueckgold, Julia Clauson, Lucrezia Bori, Richard Crooks, and Lawrence Tibbett |
| 1925 Feb. | Appeared in concerts with Florence Easton, as accompanist and soloist; Easton featured several of Warren's art songs |
| 1925, June 17 | Married physician Raymond Huntsberger (divorced 1932) |
| 1925 | Recorded eight more selections from her repertoire for Okeh Records |
| 1926, Jan. 24 | Appeared as piano soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic |
| 1927, Apr. 4 | Son James born |
| 1932, May 19 | Cecilian Singers premiere Warren's The Harp Weaver, Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 1935 | Began work on a choral symphony, originally titled The Passing of King Arthur |
| 1936, Mar. 16 | Elected to membership in ASCAP |
| 1936, Dec. 12 | Married Z. Wayne Griffin (died 1981) |
| 1938, Feb. 2 | Son Z. Wayne, Jr. born |
| 1938-1939 | Hosted a weekly radio music program over the Mutual Don Lee Network |
| 1939, Mar. 18 | Premiere of The Fountain, by the Pasadena Civic Orchestra, Pasadena, Calif. |
| 1940, Mar. 21 | World premiere of The Passing of King Arthur, by Los Angeles Oratorio Society and Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; broadcast nationwide over the Mutual Broadcasting System |
| 1941, Aug. 8 | Sir John Barbirolli conducted the Intermezzo from The Passing of King Arthur, Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 1941, Nov. 10 | Elected to membership in Delta Kappa Gamma Society, Xi Chapter, Calif. |
| 1941, Nov. 22 | Daughter Elayne Remick born |
| 1946, Mar. 21 | Premiere of The Crystal Lake, by the Los Angeles Philharmonic |
| 1949, Feb. 12 | Father died |
| 1950 | Family purchased Rancho Corona del Valle, a 500-acre ranch in the High Sierras Husband raised race horses |
| 1952, May 30 | Premiere of Singing Earth, by the Ojai Festival Chamber Orchestra |
| 1953 | Received “Woman of the Year” award from Los Angeles Times Extended trip to Europe |
| 1954, June 13 | Honorary doctorate of music degree in recognition of achievements as a composer, Occidental College, Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 1954, Oct. 31 | Premiere of Along the Western Shore by the Los Angeles Philharmonic |
| 1955, Mar. 3 | Premiere of Suite for Orchestra by the Los Angeles Philharmonic |
| 1958, Jan. 20 | Mother died |
| 1958, May 20 | Premiere of Transcontinental, by the Occidental College Orchestra |
| 1958, Aug. 30 | Premiere of The Chandler Theme for the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles Philharmonic |
| 1959 Mar.-May | Studied with Nadia Boulanger in Paris |
| 1961 | Only female composer to receive recognition at the first Los Angeles International Music Festival |
| 1961, June 7 | Premiere of Abram in Egypt, at the First International Los Angeles Music Festival |
| 1961, Sept. 27 | Awarded first prize for composition (first place: choral music) and second place at the entire competition for Abram in Egypt at the Gedok International Competition for Women Composers, Mannheim, Germany |
| 1962-late 1980s | Received ASCAP's annual award for "writer members of the Society whose catalogs have a unique prestige value." |
| 1963 | Works prominently featured in an exhibit on contemporary composers presented by the New York Public Library |
| 1963, Apr. 28 | Premiere of Sonnets for Soprano and String Orchestra, by the N.A.A.C.C. Symphony, Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 1963, May 17-18 | Received "Tie, first place-instrumental category" for The Lake at Evening, and "Tie, first place in the song category" for A Joyful Song of Praise by the National League of American Pen Women, Inc., Midwest Regional Conference |
| 1963, Aug. 10 | Premiere of Our Beloved Land by the Jack Halloran Singers, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra |
| 1963 Fall | Abram in Egypt released by Composers’ Recordings, Inc. (CRI 172), with Roger Wagner Chorale and the London Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 1964 Apr. | Received "First place, Small chorus category" for A Joyful Song of Praise by the National League of American Pen Women, Inc., Biennial Convention, Washington, D.C. |
| 1966, Apr. 3 | World premiere of the Requiem, Los Angeles Master Chorale and Sinfonia Orchestra |
| 1966, Apr. 16-20 | Awarded "1st prize, Sacred choral competition" for My Heart is Ready by the National League of American Pen Women, Inc., National Biennial Convention, Tulsa, Oklahoma Awarded "1st prize, Collection of children's songs" category by the National League of American Pen Women, Inc., National Biennial Convention, Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 1967 | Attended 80th birthday celebration for Nadia Boulanger in Monte Carlo |
| 1969 | Honored by the New York Public Library in its exhibit "Contemporary Women Composers in the United States" |
| 1970, Dec. 6 | Premiere of Stanford University commission Symphony in One Movement, with the Stanford Symphony |
| 1970 | Accepted commission from Occidental College |
| 1971 | Warren traveled to Europe, Moscow, and Paris, where she was feted by Nadia Boulanger |
| 1972 | Elected life member of the National Federation of Music Clubs |
| 1972 Apr. | Awarded "2nd prize, Vocal solo (art song) category" for At the Crest by the National League of American Pen Women, Inc., National Biennial Convention, Washington, D.C. |
| 1973 | Traveled to Central and South America, South Africa, Zululand, Swaziland, and Portugal |
| 1974 | Changed the title of The Passing of King Arthur to The Legend of King Arthur Awarded "1st place prize Collection of children's songs category" for Songs for Young Voices by the National League of American Pen Women, Inc., National Biennial Convention Awarded "second prize, Sacred or secular choral competition for 4-part voices category" for Let the Heavens Praise Thy Wonders; and "2nd place prize, Sacred or secular choral competition for 3-part voices category" for Now Welcome, Summer! by the National League of American Pen Women, Inc., National Biennial Convention Traveled to Europe and "Iron Curtain" countries; met with Boulanger in Paris |
| 1975 | Traveled to England |
| 1976, Nov. 21 | Premiere of National Endowment for the Arts fellowship work Good Morning, America! by the University Chorale, the University Symphony, California State University, Fullerton, Calif. |
| 1976 | Awarded "Composer of the Decade for 1976" by the National Association of Teachers of Singing Awarded two 1st place prizes for Night Rider and This is the Day! by the National League of American Pen Women, Inc., National Biennial Convention Traveled to Israel for a series of performances of Abram in Egypt, at the Israel Music Festival |
| 1977 | First performance with a large professional orchestra and chorus of Good Morning, America! by the Honolulu Symphony and Chorus Traveled to Europe, during which Warren met for the last time with 89-year-old Nadia Boulanger |
| 1978 | Awarded two 1st place prizes: Symphony on One Movement and We Two; second prize for The Fountain; and honorable mention for God is My Song! by the National League of American Pen Women, Inc., National Biennial Convention Revised The Singing Earth |
| 1980 | Awarded two 1st place prizes: Suite for Orchestra and Light the Lamps Up!; honorable mention for Silent Noon by the National League of American Pen Women, Inc., National Biennial Convention |
| 1981 | Composed Now Thank We All our God and Praises and Prayers |
| 1981-1990 | Composed new works, and corrected, edited, and revised old works |
| 1982 | Published Selected Songs by Elinor Remick Warren. New York: C. Fischer |
| 1984 | Composed Now Welcome, Summer! |
| 1985 | Composed On the Echoing Green |
| 1987, Sept. 2 | Interviewed on radio program New York and Company, WNYC-AM |
| 1987 | Cambria Records issued first recording in series Art Songs by Elinor Remick Warren devoted to major concert songs, orchestral and choral-orchestral works |
| 1989 July | Good Morning, America!, recorded in Poland by Cambria Records, was broadcast throughout Poland over Polish Radio |
| 1989 Nov. | Cambria Records issued the second recording in the series, titled Good Morning, America! The Legend of King Arthur recorded in Poland by Cambria Records and broadcast throughout Poland over Polish Radio by the Polish Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra and Chorus |
| 1990, Feb. 24 | Interviewed on Chicago radio by Bruce Duffie on the occasion of her 90th birthday |
| 1990 Apr. | Radio documentary on Warren's life and work completed for broadcast on classical radio stations nationwide |
| 1990, Oct. 16 | Interviewed by Marilyn Horne for a half-hour television special paying tribute to women composers |
| 1990 Oct. | Cambria Records produced documentary on Warren An American Composer: The Legacy of Elinor Remick Warren |
| 1990 | Composed her last works The Lake at Evening and Songs from Country Places Completed final editing of recording of The Legend of King Arthur |
| 1991, Feb. 18 | KPFK-FM, Los Angeles broadcast tribute to Warren |
| 1991 Mar. | Bonnie Grice, morning host on KUSC-FM, Los Angeles, broadcast tribute to Warren Requiem, recorded in Krakow by Cambria Records, broadcast throughout Poland over Polish Radio Cambria Records issued third recording in the series, titled The Legend of King Arthur |
| 1991, Apr. 27 | Died of pancreatic cancer, Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 1992 | Cambria Records issued fourth recording in the series, titled Requiem |
| 1995, Aug. 26 | British premiere of Legend of King Arthur, at the Gloucester Three Choirs Festival, by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Festival Chorus |
| 2000, Mar. 17-20 | Elinor Remick Warren Centenary Celebration, Washington, D.C. |