Cynthia Dobrinski (1950 – October 12, 2021) was an American composer and arranger of handbell music. She has more than 175 works in print. She also worked as an instructor and conducted about 350 handbell workshops and festivals internationally. Dobrinski earned her

Bachelor of Music A Bachelor of Music (BMus; sometimes conferred as Bachelor of Musical Arts) is an academic degree awarded by a college, university, or conservatory upon completion of a program of study in music. The degree may be awarded for performance, music ed ...

degree from Texas Christian University and her Master of Music degree in organ performance from

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. She was a Fulbright scholar and taught for 15 years at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

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Living people 21st-century American composers Bienen School of Music alumni Musicians from Texas Texas Christian University alumni Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary faculty 1950 births 21st-century American women composers American women academics {{US-composer-20thC-stub