Background
Jeanne Behrend was born in Philadelphia and graduated from the Curtis Institute in 1934, where she studied piano with Josef Hofmann and composition with Rosario Scalero.
composer music educator pianist
Jeanne Behrend was born in Philadelphia and graduated from the Curtis Institute in 1934, where she studied piano with Josef Hofmann and composition with Rosario Scalero.
Curtis Institute of Music.
She made her debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1922 and at Carnegie Hall in 1937, playing one of her own compositions. After completing her education, Behrend worked as a pianist and composer and taught music at Juilliard, the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music, and Temple University. Behrend edited a selection of Louis Moreau Gottschalk piano scores and his autobiography, Notes of a Pianist.
She also edited a collection of Stephen Foster songs and one of American fuguing tunes.
She was recommended for sponsorship by Heitor Villa-Lobos and toured in South America from 1945-1946. Behrend died in Philadelphia and her papers are housed in the Free Library in the city.