| Ruth Elizabeth Scott Clark was born February 5, 1912 in Grove City, Pennsylvania into a family of six musical
children. She graduated from Grove City College with a degree in piano and organ
having studied with Hermann Poehlman and Paul Grosh. After graduation, she taught music,
English and art classes at Penn Hills High School, Alleghany County, Pa, from 1933-38, where she met her
husband, James Adams Clark. Graduate studies were at the Carnegie Institute of Technology
(now Carnegie Melon University) in art and music, studying piano
with Selmar Jansen. The Clarks had three daughters and moved to New Jersey in 1946. Mrs. Clark was active in New Jersey as an educator, performer, composer,
poet, organist and artist, teaching private studio piano and organ from 1951-1973. During
this time, she acted in various capacities for Music Educators Association of New Jersey,
the Montclair Music Club, and the Rehearsal Club of Upper Montclair. In 1974, the Clarks moved to Nokomis, Florida. During twenty-six years there, Mrs.
Clark was the Director of the Spanish Lakes Chorus, Musician for the Ladies Oriental
Shrine, a member of the Sarasota Music Club, pianist for the Venetian Piano Quartet and
for the Venice Symphony and a member of the National League of American Pen Women. Her
musical compositions for piano, organ, chorus, solo voice and various instrumental
ensembles have won several prizes from the National League of American Pen Women, Florida chapter Mrs Clark is also an
accomplished artist. |
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