| Biography | Joan Trimble (18 June 1915 - 6 August 2000) was an Irish composer and pianist.
Trimble was born in Enniskillen. She studied at the Trinity College, Dublin, the Royal Irish Academy of Music, and the Royal College of Music.
She first gained notice as part of a duo with her sister Valerie. They debuted with "Jamaican Rumba", composed for them by Arthur Benjamin, which became a signature tune for the duo. Joan also composed Buttermilk Point and others for the duo. In 1957 her opera Blind Raftery was the third opera commissioned by the BBC for television, and the first television opera written by a female composer. After her father's death in 1967 she went to work on his newspaper and this slowed her composition work. She regained some attention when she was commissioned for a composition in 1990. |