Flora Ellis Wells

Life

Born: 1845

Died: 1929

Biography

Flora Ellis Wells was born in Lima, New York. She was a graduate of Genesee College (now Syracuse University) in Lima and studied organ with Félix-Alexandre Guilmant at the French Conservatory in Paris. She became a well-known organist, recitalist, and composer. She held several positions as teacher, music director, and organist in Syracuse and Penn Yan, New York; Champaign, Illinois; and Chicago, Illinois. She was also active in The American Association of University Women. She died in East Orange, New Jersey. Most of her compositions were for organ, but also included a few songs for voices.

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List of choral works

• October’s party
• Popping Corn
• The Turkey Gobbler

 
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Publications

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