Tuesday, June 07, 2011

Poetic Obituaries: [Harriet Woodcock] served as music chairman

for the National League of Penwomen, was an active member of the Progressive Arts Club and a founding member of the Northeast Georgia Writers Club. She played an instrumental role in establishing the Lanier Symphonette, which became the impetus for the Gainesville Symphony Orchestra.

Some of the highlights of Harriet's musical-literary career include: "The Song of Sydney Lanier, A Musical Operetta of Compelling Story and Lyrical Sound," presented by the Heritage Musical Theatre, and "A Man of Soul and Soil, The Story of Byron Herbert Reece," presented at the Georgia Literary Festival hi 2007.

from AccessNorthGa.com: Services Mon. for poet, playwright, musician Harriet Woodcock
then Gainesville Times: Local poet and musician helped put Gainesville's arts scene to music

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