Mildred Weston Rogers (May 1892 - February 6, 1975) was an American composer[1] best known for a number of children's pedagogical piano suites.
Not to be confused with American poet Mildred Weston (1905-1998)
Weston was born in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, to William and Anna Weston. She graduated from the Pennsylvania College for Women (now Chatham University) in Pittsburgh in 1913,[2] studying under T. Carl Whitmer.[3] She pursued further studies at the New England Conservatory of Music.[4]
After college, Weston taught music to kindergardeners at Miss Simonson's School in Pittsburgh. This experience informed the composition of a number of programmatic and pedagogical suites for piano, many of which were published by the Arthur P. Schmidt company (now Summy Birchard).[5][3]
Weston married William G. Rogers, an author and newspaper editor, on Oct 5, 1934 in Springfield.[6]
Her works include: