Zimmermann, Margaret S.
Margaret S. Zimmermann, 80 , died 04/20/07 in Kirkland Village, Bethlehem, Pa. after a long illness. Margaret lived in the Hackettstown area since 1962 having previously lived in New Haven and Hamden, Conn. as well as Boston, Mass. Margaret spent her childhood years in Summit, NJ with winters in Daytona Beach, FL. and was born in Summit, New Jersey on 03/02/27.
Husband/Wife of: the late Francis J. Zimmermann husband of 54 years, who died in 2005
Son/Daughter of: the late Marsena Preston Stephens & Jessie MacRae Stephens of Summit, NJ.
Survived By: 1 Son - Stephen Robert Zimmermann, Longmont, CO.
1 Daughter - Marcy Jean Brenner, Bethlehem, PA.
5 grandchildren-Benedikt Boelli, Vienna, Austria; Jennifer, Dean, Paul and Taylor Zimmermann, Longmont, CO.
Occupation: A professional musician, Margaret played the Cello, and was employed as a private music teacher. She also taught Music Theory and counterpoint, as well as 20th Century music history at Moravian College and Lafayette College retiring several years ago.
Veteran Info:
Additional Information: She exhibited musical talent at an early age and settled on the cello as her primary instrument. She earned a B.M. (1948) from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester and an M.M. (1950) from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, where she met her future husband, Francis J. Zimmermann, who was then a Ph.D. candidate at M.I.T. In addition to making a home and raising two children, she was active in music in the Lehigh Valley for over 30 years, playing cello with a variety of orchestras and chamber ensembles. Margaret considered playing string quartets and string trios the apotheosis of music making; she founded and performed extensively with the Brainerd Trio in the 1970's and 1980's. In the 1970's she was active in the Catgut Acoustical Society whose founder, Carleen Hutchins, developed a new family of stringed musical instruments based on scientific principles; among Margaret's contributions she composed music for and performed on the new instruments. Margaret also served on the boards of the Lenape Chamber Ensemble and the Chamber Music Society of Bethlehem for some years.
Visitation:
Services: - A private memorial service is planned.
In Lieu of Flowers: Donations may be made to the Lenape Chamber Ensemble, PO Box 93, Pipersville, PA 18947 and the Brain Tumor Society, www.tbts.org
Interment: Union Cemetery, Hackettstown, N.J.