Regina Hansen Willman


Regina Kastberg Hansen Willman was an American composer, born in Burns, Wyoming. She married Allan Arthur Willman in 1942; they divorced in 1956, but remained close throughout her life. Willman received a B.M. from the University of Wyoming in 1945, and a M.M. from the University of New Mexico in 1961. She studied with Darius Milhaud at Mills College, Roy Harris at Colorado College, and pursued further studies at the University of California, Berkeley, the Juilliard School, the Sorbonne, and the Lausanne Conservatory. Willman was the resident composer of the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation in Taos, New Mexico, from 1956–57 and 1960-61. Her papers are archived at the University of Wyoming.

Works

Regina Willman's compositions include:

Ballet

  • Doves
  • Legend of the Willow Plate

Orchestra

  • Anchorage Symphony
  • Design for Orchestra 1
  • Design for Orchestra 2

Piano

  • Little Tailor Suite
  • Steel Mill
  • Three Compositions for Piano

Theatre

  • Music for Medea

Vocal