inclusion in which is limited to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding
achievement in their own fields of endeavor and who have, thereby,
contributed significantly to contemporary society
Judith Cody
Occupation: composer, writer, poet, photographer
Education
Student, University California, Berkeley, 1977 Student, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, California, 1972—1975 Private student in Japanese culture and music, 1966—1968
Creative Works
Editor: Resource Guide on Women in Music, 1981; author: Vivian Fine: A Bio-Bibliography, 2001; (poems) Eight Frames Eight, 2002, Roses in Portraiture, 2008, A Rose Blooms in Cyberland, 2008, hundresd of pub. poems; composer: Trio for flute, classical guitar and poem, 1974, Firelights: Variations for classical guitar, 1976-77, City and Country Themes in G, 1976, Dances, opus 8, 1977, Nocturne, opus 9, 1977, classical guitar Seven Concert Etudes, opus 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 & 18, 1977, classical guitar, Christmas Theme, opus 17, 1977, Opus 16, flute & guitar, 1977, Trio, opus 21, two flutes and guitar, 1978, Three Songs of Middle English, opus 26, voice and guitar, 1978, Sonata, opus 22, flute and guitar, 1978, Theme and Variations, opus 27, piano, 1978, Three Patterns, opus 29, piano, 1978, Two Patterns, opus 30, piano, 1978, Flute Poems, opus 19, 1978, Meditation for Four Hands, duet, steel string and classical guitars, 1983, Rain on the Face of Buddha at Kamakura, classical guitar, 1984, Three Haiku Love Songs, piano and soprano, 1986, Danger Dance, piano and soprano, 1986, Whales' Song, piano, 1986, Swan River, piano, 1986, Looking Under Footprints, voice and classical guitar, 1986, Two Songs, piano, 1999, Heart-Blood-Heart, piano, 1999, Death of a Small Animal, piano, 1999, Earth of Ukraine, piano, 1999, Song Cycle: Updated History of the Universe, classical guitar, flute ensemble, voice, 2003.
Awards
Recipient 1st Prize poem Amelia Magazine, 1993, music composition winner New Times Concerts, Louisiana State University, 1979, winner Atlantic Monthly Poetry Contest, 1973, Hon. Mention Emily Dickinson Poetry award, 2003, Conference Find award Southern California Writer's Conference, 2003, Southern California Writer's conference Conference Find award, 2003, Master Gardner Lifetime Achievement award University California, 2007; poetry in permanent collection Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1978.
Achievements
Achievements include First to discover and document composer's creative explosions in youth and old age, 2001; first woman engineering drafter in city and county of San Francisco Power and Utilities Engineering Bureau
Civic
Founder steering committee, member 1st Bay Area Congress on Women in Music, San Francisco State University, 1980—1981
Memberships
Member PEN, Am. Music Center, Author's Guild, Poets and Writers, Inc.
Hobbies and Special Interests
Soprano in opera chorus, classical guitar, gardening, piano
Judith Cody's biography appeared in the following books:
Who's Who in America, 61st Edition Who's Who in America, 60th Edition Who's Who in America, 59th Edition Who's Who in America, 58th Edition Who's Who in America, 57th Edition Who's Who in America, 56th Edition Who's Who in the World, 24th Edition Who's Who in the World, 21st Edition Who's Who of American Women, 26th Edition Who's Who of American Women, 25th Edition Who's Who of American Women, 24th Edition Who's Who of American Women, 23rd Edition
