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Lorraine Whittlesey | |
|---|---|
 Whittlesey in April 2024 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | October 1, 1947 New York City |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, poet, producer, performance artist |
| Instruments | |
| Years active | 1955–present |
| Website | lorrainewhittlesey |
Lorraine "Lorrie" Levender Whittlesey (born October 1, 1947) in New York City, is an American composer, poet and producer. Initially trained as a classical pianist, she studied with Ethel Gould and was privately tutored at Villa Sacred Heart, St. Cyril Academy, in Danville, Pennsylvania. Whittlesey later attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where she studied composition for television and film scoring.[1]
Whittlesey was a composer and keyboard player for New Wave band, The Lines.[2] She wrote original music for the award-winning documentary We Are Arabbers, and "Wicked Bounce" on Naughty by Nature's 1999 album Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury.[3]
Film
edit- We Are Arabbers (2004)
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- Zippy the Pinhead: The Musical (2011)
Collaborations
edit- Ebony & Irony V: Unleashed (2002) with Joyce J. Scott
Singles
edit- "Let's Be Modern" (1980)
- "Action/Fraction" (1981)
- "Wicked Bounce" (1999)
References
edit- ^ Flores, Taya (October 26, 2006). "Setting 'Einstein's Dreams' to music". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ Hirsch, Arthur (February 23, 1997). "The Composer and the computer; Music: Lorraine..." The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "Lorraine | Baker Artist Portfolio". bakerartist.org. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
External links
edit- Official website
- Lorraine Whittlesey discography at Discogs
- Lorraine Whittlesey at AllMusic
- Lorraine Whittlesey at IMDb
- 1947 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American composers
- American women poets
- Women performance artists
- American performance artists
- 21st-century American women composers
- 20th-century American women composers
- 21st-century American women artists
- Artists from New York City
- American women performance artists