Linda niamath composer biography for children
Linda lived in Richmond, BC.
Linda started composing music at the age five and is most known for her eleven albums of piano music.!
Richmond composer named Honorary Fellow of The Royal Conservatory of Music
Richmond resident Linda Niamath was named an Honorary Fellow of The Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) on Nov.
3, in recognition of her forty-year dedication to music education and children’s music composition.
She was one of the two musicians named this year at the UBC Chan Centre.
“I was in total shock for days, really,” said Niamath to Richmond News.
“It is the most prestigious award they give at the Royal Conservatory.
There are so many extraordinary famous people who were given the award like Lang Lang.”
Niamath started composing music since age five and is most known for her 11 albums of piano music for young pianists, which are sold worldwide.
“Frankly, I think there were some non-inspiring pieces at this (beginners) level,” said Niamath.
“When I was teaching here in my piano studio in 1970s, I wanted to create some music for the students that really has some sparkles to it, or fu