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Monica Witni
American composer (1918–1982)
Monica Witni Cassin (née Bowden; July 5, 1918 – September 7, 1982) was an American composer, pianist, playwright, and double bass player.[1] She published music under the names Monica Witni, Monica Witni Cassin, and under the pseudonym Mirriam Bowden Henningfeld.[2]
Witni was born in Fairfax, Minnesota. She began piano lessons at age six and studied with Jose Eschniz. She received scholarships to play double bass at Southern Illinois University and Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. Witni taught briefly and played double bass in a jazz trio and with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. She married James Cassin in 1953.[3]
Witni died in Pomona, New York on September 7, 1982, at the age of 64.[4]
Her compositions include:[5]