The Power of One:
The Musical Legacy of Yvonne Busch1929 – 2014
Yvonne Busch was one of the most inspirational, respected, and impactful figures in New Orleans music education. Busch set aside her burgeoning music career to teaching others as a musical prodigy and an accomplished, sought-after orchestral jazz performer as a child and young teen in the 1940s. In doing so, she helped shape the lives and careers of thousands of New Orleans music students and profoundly influenced the course of New Orleans music.
“I wanted my students to be able to pick up any music, read it, and perform it right there. As a matter of fact, every time we went to State or we go to a festival to play my band always received first place in sight reading.”
~ Ms Yvonne Busch
