Background
Vercoe, Elizabeth Walton was born on April 23, 1941 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Ernest S. and Anne W. (Pearce) Hendry.
Vercoe, Elizabeth Walton was born on April 23, 1941 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Ernest S. and Anne W. (Pearce) Hendry.
Bachelor, Wellesley College, 1962; Master of Music, University of Michigan, 1963; Doctor of Music, Boston University, 1978.
Instructor music theory, Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey, 1969-1971;
assistant professor music, Framingham (Massachusetts) State College, 1973-1974;
free lance composer, Carlisle, Massachusetts, since 1978;
lecturer, Regis College, since 1997. Composer Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, 1983-1985, Cummington Community of the Arts, Cummington, Massachusetts, 1986, MacDowell Colony, 1992, St. Petersburg (Russia) Festival, 1993, Women's Philharmonic Orchestra, San Francisco, 1994. Co-director Women's Music Festival '85, Boston University.
Director Society Composers Festivals, 1995-1997.
Member International League of Women Composers (board member 1980-1987), Artists Foundation (trustee 1985-1989, fellowship 1985), Society of Composers (executive committee 1973-1974), American Composers Alliance (1981-1988), American Music Center.
Married Barry L. Vercoe, May 1, 1965 (divorced). Children: Andrea, Scott.