Katharine Mulky Warne

Katharine Mulky Warne (October 23, 1923 – April 24, 2015)[1] was an American composer, pianist[2] and teacher,[3] who founded the Darius Milhaud Society[4] and organized 15 Milhaud festivals in Cleveland, Ohio, to promote his music.[5] She was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[6] On June 27, 1953, She married Clinton L. Warne[7] and they had three children: Kate, Clinton Jr. and Carolyn.[8]

Warne studied with Darius Milhard at Mills College (BM 1945);[9] Bernard Wagenaar at the Juilliard School of Music (MM 1947);[10] and Donald Erb at the Cleveland Institute of Music (DMA 1975).[11] She received first prize in the Mills College composition contest in 1944 and 1945 and attended Juilliard on a full fellowship in composition. She won first and second prizes in the Kansas Federation of Music Clubs contest in 1959,[12] and received a grant from the Bascom Little Fund.[13]

Warne held teaching positions at the University of Kansas, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory, Kent State University, and the Laurel School. She wrote an article for The American Music Teacher in 1951 entitled "Some Aspects in the Teaching of Contemporary Music."[14]

She was active in several musical organizations in addition to the Darius Milhaud Society: Mu Phi Epsilon, the Fortnightly Music Club, and the Cleveland Composers Guild. Her personal papers are archived in the Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University,[15] where the papers for the Darius Milhaud Society are also archived.[16]

Her compositions include: