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Apolline Sarah Niay-Darroll (1899-1942). Professor of Music, A.R.C.M., L.R.A.M.

Daughter of composer and music educator, Apolline Niay-Darroll.

Died aboard the SS. Ceramic, sunk by enemy submarine in the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Azores, on the night 6/7 December 1942.

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-[[Apolline Niay-Darroll]] (1868-1920). British-born concert pianist, lecturer and composer
+[[Apolline Sarah Niay-Darroll]] (1899-1942). Professor of Music, A.R.C.M., L.R.A.M.
 == Biography ==
-Born in Sutton Coldfield, England, December 5, 1868 ; died in Cape Town, January 20, 1920.
+Daughter of composer and music educator, [[Apolline Niay-Darroll]].
-She received her first piano lessons from her father, Gustave Niay and later studied under Adam Wright and Dr. Swinnerton Heap in Birmingham. She received the senior certificate at the Royal Academy of Music at the age of 14. In 1883 she made her debut as a concert pianist in Birmingham, subsequently touring Scotland and the north of England.
+Died aboard the SS. Ceramic, sunk by enemy submarine in the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Azores, on the night 6/7 December 1942.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-[[South African College of Music]] ([[SACM]]) was founded by a group of musicians led by Madame [[Apolline Niay-Darroll]], opened in 1910 in Strand Street, Cape Town, with six students.
 == Awards, etc. ==
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 == Sources ==
-https://rme.rilm.org/article?id=iew13600&v=1.0&rs=iew13600
+https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/258052223/apolline-sarah_niay-darroll
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