Background
Walden, Olga Ascher was born on May 19, 1930 in Hamburg, Germany. Came to the United States, 1952. Daughter of Viktor and Martha M. (Schuett) Ascher.
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Olga Ascher Walden
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Bachelor of Music, University Southern California, 1954. Master of Music, University Southern California, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, University Southern California, 1970.
Career
Instructor music Stevenson Junior High School, Los Angeles, 1954-1957, Fairfax High School, Los Angeles, 1957-1972. Assistant professor music California State University, 1972-1976, assoc.prof. music, 1976-1981, professor music, 1981-1996, part-time professor music, 1996—2003, professor emeritus, since 1997. Instructor voice classes Los Angeles City College, 1957-1964.
Instructor music history and theory Pasadena City College, California, 1973-1976. Visiting professor musicology Claremont Graduate School, California, 1986, 1995, 1998, 2002, Pomona College, 2003. Diction coach, Los Angeles Opera, 2005.
Achievements
Membership
Member edition board Journal of the Arnold Schoenberg Institute, 1974-1981. Board directors Glendale (California) Chamber Orchestra, 1985-1989, CSULA Friends of Music, president, 1997—2007. Vice president board directors Pacific Contemporary Music Center, 1987-1996, newsletter editor, 1988-1996.
Substitute soloist 1st Church Christian Scientist, Alhambra, California, 1990-2001. Board directors Neighborhood Music School, 1995-2009. Member National Education Association, American Musicol.
Society (Pacific Southwest chapter secretary 1981-1983, vice president 1984-1986, president 1986-1988, elective counselor 1990-1992), College Music Society (life), California Music Teachers Association, Music Teachers Association California (Glendale branch), Friends of Music California State University Lódz.A., Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Kappa Lambda.
Interests
Connections
Married, November 20, 1955 (deceased July 1979). Married Roy Walden, October 2, 2004.
Awards
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Music scholar Ebell Club, 1953-1954, Fulbright grantee, Venice, Italy, 1966-1967, California State University Institutional grantee, 1974-1975, 75-76. Recipient Trustees' Outstanding Professor award California State University Systems, 1990.Music scholar Ebell Club, 1953-1954, Fulbright grantee, Venice, Italy, 1966-1967, California State University Institutional grantee, 1974-1975, 75-76. Recipient Trustees' Outstanding Professor award California State University Systems, 1990.