Patty Stair (November 12, 1869 – April 26, 1926) was an American organist and composer. Biography Patty Stair was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the niece of tenor Edwin Stair. She studied with music teachers including Franklin Bassett and at Hathaway Brown school for girls. She taught organ at the Cleveland Conservatory of Music from about 1889 to 1921 and served as organist for several churches in the Cleveland area. She was the first woman member and served as dean of the Ohio Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and directed the chorus of the Forthnightly Musical Club. She also served as president of the Women's Music Teachers association of Cleveland. Stair never married, and died of pneumonia in Cleveland. Works Stair composed for orchestra, songs and sacred anthems, and produced two light operas. Selected works include: Intermezzo for orchestra Six songs ("If I could take your tears, love," "Madrigal," "Love song," "When daisies bloom," Daphne’s cheeks," "Slumber song") All my Heart this Night rejoices, Christmas anthem Art thou weary, Sacred Duet for Soprano and Tenor, words by J.M. Neale Berceuse for violin and P.F., 1908 Calm on the listening Ear of Night, Christmas Anthem, words by E.H. Sears Christ beneath Thy Cross, Anthem, 1915 Christmas Cradle Song, For mixed voices and Organ, with Violin ad libitum, words by M. Luther Come, ye Faithful, Hymn-Anthem for Easter by Patty Stair, 1908 Evening Hymn, Softly now the Light of Day, Anthem for mixed voices, 1907 A Folk-Tale, for violin and P.F., 1908 Hark, what mean those holy Voices ... Anthem for mixed Quartet, 1902 I have longed for Thy Salvation, anthem, 1913 It is a good Thing to give Thanks ... anthem, 1913 Little Dutch Lullaby, chorus for women's voices, 1905 References External links Sheet Music for "Little Dutch Lullaby", G. Schirmer, Inc., 1905. So sweet is she (1916), by Patty Stair (1868--1926) from YouTube 1869 births 1926 deaths 19th-century classical composers 20th-century classical composers American music educators American women classical composers American classical composers Musicians from Cleveland American classical organists 19th-century American composers Women organists 20th-century American women musicians 20th-century American composers Educators from Ohio American women educators Classical musicians from Ohio Women music educators 20th-century women composers 19th-century women composers Deaths from pneumonia in Ohio 19th-century American women musicians