Ethel Scarborough

Frances Ethel Scarborough (10 January 1880 – 9 December 1956) was an English pianist, composer and politician. She was born in Crouch End, London and died in Graffham, Sussex.[1] She conducted her own works at the Promenade Concerts.[2]

Scarborough was also active in the Conservative Party, for which she stood in Ebbw Vale at the 1935 United Kingdom general election, taking second place with 22.2% of the vote.[3]

Works

Selected works include:

  • Promise, a fantasy
  • Concerto for piano
  • Concerto in C Minor for piano
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References
  1. Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  2. "Music in Foreign Lands". The New York Times. 10 September 1922. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  3. The Times House of Commons 1935, p.135
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