Ethel N Haughton
A native of Petersburg, Virginia, Ethel Norris Haughton earned the Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Pedagogy from East Carolina University and both the Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Music History from The Ohio State University. The title of her dissertation is Music in the Black and White Communities in Petersburg, Virginia, 1865-1900. Her earliest music studies were with Virginia State faculty, including Mrs. Johnnella F. Jackson, Mr. Buckner Gamby, Mrs. Altona T. Johns, Dr. Thomas Bridge, and Dr. Undine Smith Moore. She later also studied with Mr. Clarence E. Whiteman. She has special interests in American Music/Musicians, African American Music/Musicians, Women in Music, and the Musical Legacy of HBCUs. She has presented papers and posters on these topics.
Dr. Haughton has served and continues to serve as church organist, pianist, and/or choir member. Her other activities in the community include writing the program notes for the Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, which she has consistently done since at least 1989. She has also helped to plan the programs for the unveiling of various Highway Markers approved by the Department of Historic Resources recognizing Petersburg’s African American history. One of these markers is for Dr. Undine Smith Moore, a noted former member of the Virginia State music faculty and recognized as the Dean of African American Women Composers.
Dr. Haughton is a member of the Society for American Music, the American Musicological Society, the College Music Society, Sigma Alpha Iota (International Music Fraternity) and Phi Kappa Phi (Honor Society).