Grace Shattuck Bail

Bail was born in Cherry Creek, New York, on January 17, 1898. She played the piano and the violin as a child. In 1919, she graduated from the Dana Musical Institute. She taught piano, organ and violin to her students for years.^[1] Her works have been published in works such as The Washington Star, The Pen Women and Weirdbook.^[2]

Bail's The Sea Shell won the Lucile Palmer contest for penwomen in 1943 and Palmer, who was also a poet, read the poem on the radio.^[3] Her entry in International Encyclopedia of Women Composers states that she won many awards and medals.^[1]