Walker-Hill, Helen

Helen Walker-Hill (b. 1936 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is a scholar, editor and performer specializing in music of black women composers. She has a B.A. degree from the University of Toledo in Ohio (1957), an M.A. in musicology from Smith College (1965) and a D.M.A. in piano performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder (1981). She has written several books and articles and has edited a number of scores for publication. With her son, violinist Gregory Walker, she produced and performed on a compact disc of music by black women composers entitled Kaleidoscope: Music by African-American Women (Leonarda LE 339 ) issued in 1995.