Background
Galante, Jane Hohfeld was born on February 14, 1924 in San Francisco, California, United States. Daughter of Edward and Lillian (Devendorf) Hohfeld.
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Jane Hohfeld Galante
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Bachelor of Arts, Vassar College, 1944. Master of Arts, University of California-Berkeley, 1949.
Career
Instructor, University of California, Berkeley, 1948-1952, Mills College, Oakland, California, 1950-1952. Music editor Berkeley, A Journal of Modern Culture, 1944-1952. Founder, director Composers" Forum of San Francisco, 1946-1956.
Concert pianist German tours for United States Information Service, 1952-1954.
Young Audience Concerts, San Francisco, 1963-1970. Member Lyra Chamber Music Ensemble, 1980-1990.
Trustee Morrison Chamber Music Center at San Francisco State University. Honorary trustee San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 1970-1985.
Member artistic policy committee San Francisco Performing Arts Library. and Museum, 1988.
Translate: Darius Milhaud (Paul Collaer) including revised and edited catalog Milhaud"s Compositions, 1988.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Morrison Chamber Music Center, San Francisco State University, 1956—2010. Honorary trustee San Francisco Conservatory Music, 1970-1999. Co-founder San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music, 1999.
Member library advisory board, University California. Berkely, since 2002. Member of American Federation Musicians.
Connections
Married Clement Galante, December 26, 1956. Children: Edward Elio, John Clement.
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American
Education
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1944
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1949
Awards
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Decorated chevalier de l'ordre des arts et des lettres. Recipient Distinguished Service award Chamber Music American, 1992, President's medal San Francisco State University, 1998.Decorated chevalier de l'ordre des arts et des lettres. Recipient Distinguished Service award Chamber Music American, 1992, President's medal San Francisco State University, 1998.