Robison, Paula (1941–)
Robison, Paula (1941–)
American flutist. Born Paula Judith Robison in Nashville, Tennessee, June 8, 1941; m. Scott Nickrenz (violist); studied flute with Julius Baker at Juilliard School of Music and with Marcel Moyse.
Took 1st prize in the Munich Competition (1964); was the 1st American to win 1st prize for flute in Geneva International Competition (1966); with husband, served as artistic co-director of Spoleto Festival of Two Worlds in Italy and Charleston, South Carolina (1977) and Spoleto-Melbourne, Australia Festival of Three Worlds (1986).
See also Women in World History.
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