Esther Cox Todd


Esther Pauline Cox Todd was an American composer, music educator, and organist.
Todd was born in Colfax, Washington, to Horace Mann and Joie Lester Hamer Cox.  She married Wesley Sanford Todd on June 29, 1920, and they had one son, Horace.
Todd studied music at Willamette University. She belonged to the Society of Oregon Composers, the Oregon Music Teachers Association, and Phi Beta.
In 1921, Todd worked as the head of the Lewiston State Normal School music department. She later served as dean of the Oregon chapter of the American Guild of Organists and co-directed the Todd School of Music. After her fellow composer Jeanette Tillett died in 1965, Todd promoted and sold Tillett's compositions.
Todd's works were published in professional journals and by Krinke Music Publications Inc. and Willis Music Co. Her publications included:

Articles

Chamber

  • ''Summer on Larch Mountain''

Musical Theatre

  • Hudson's Bay Man

Orchestra

  • Western Sketches

Piano

Vocal

  • Songs