• Entry type: Person
  • Entry ID: AWE3680

Davy, Ruby

(1883 – 1949)
  • Born 22 November 1883, Salisbury, South Australia
  • Died 12 July 1949, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Occupation Composer

Summary

Ruby Davy was the first Australian woman to receive a doctorate in music and to become a fellow of Trinity College of Music, London. Among her many compositions was Australia, Fair and Free, performed in Melbourne and Adelaide in 1934. With Issy Spivakovsky, she established the Davy Conservatorium of Music in her home at South Yarra.

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