Thelma Loving
Thelma Isabell Loving (née Sanderson) BEM (1908-?) was an Australian mezzo-soprano, organist and pianist. She was best known as a piano accompanist, particularly in Queensland and for much of her life she was the official accompanist at a number of Queensland eisteddfods.
For her services to music, Thelma Loving was awarded a British Empire Medal in the 1981 Queen’s Birthday Honours.[1],[2]
In addition to the award of BEM, her qualifications included the associate diploma (ATCL) and licentiate diploma (LTCL) from Trinity College London[3].
Early years
Thelma Loving was born in Brisbane but following her family’s relocation north, Loving began learning the piano in Gympie and later learnt with Percy Brier in Brisbane.[3]
Her family returned to Brisbane and Loving received the Wight Medal for piano while a student at Brisbane Girls Grammar School. She studied singing with Les Edye, and she sang frequently in Brisbane as part of a vocal trio (accompanied by a pianist) known first as Bel Canto Trio and later, Those Three Girls.[3]
Accompaniment
Loving was organist at churches in Brisbane including Park Presbyterian Church (in South Brisbane) and Methodist Church (in West End).[3]
Loving maintained regular posts as piano accompanist for choirs in Brisbane including her Thelma Loving Group, the Ithaca Choral Society, the Cameo Singers, Brisbane Eisteddfod Choir, Brisbane Apollo Male Choir, Brisbane Welsh Singers, and the choir of the Queensland Country Women’s Association Oxley branch.[3][4]
At the Ipswich Civic Centre, Loving accompanied well-known singers including June Bronhill[3][4], Thomas Edmonds (tenor),[3][4] and Suzanne Steele.[3]
Thelma Loving BEM was a Life Member of the Accompanists Guild of Queensland, Inc.[5]
References
- ↑ "The Queen's Birthday Honours Lists" (Page 12). The Canberra Times (newspaper). 13 June 1981. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ↑ "Australian Honours Search Facility". Australian Government Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Wright, Olwen (May 1994). "Thelma Loving: Grand lady of music". Perform. May 1994: 8–9.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 [unnamed author], [unknown date] (1994). "Musical veteran celebrates anniversary at eisteddfod". [The Courier Mail].
- ↑ "AGQ Deceased Life Members". Accompanists Guild of Queensland. Accompanists Guild of Queensland, Incorporated. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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