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Bertha Des Verney

1890–1975

United States

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Bertha Des Verney (October 5, 1890 – January 1, 1975) was an American pianist, composer, music educator, singer, and playwright. She was choir and drama director at the Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Harlem for over forty years, director of the Washington Music School in Albany, New York, and organized the Ministers of Music and Drama League. She was active in the National Association of Negro Musicians.

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