Fort Worth, Texas.  A beloved and remarkable woman, Judy Solomon quietly slipped away from us on December 22, 2007, leaving us all with broken hearts but fond memories. She is warmly remembered and deeply missed by her family, dear friends and all the students whose lives she touched with her grace, her love and her wit. Her contributions to the world of music were many, and she passed away too soon when she still had so much to contribute. 

Judy taught piano, accompanying and music theory at Texas Christian University for over 30 years. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from Rutgers University (Douglass College) where she was a piano student of Thomas Richner. She received a Master of Music degree from Yale University. At Yale, Judy studied piano with Donald Currier and theory with Allen Forte and Mel Powell. She did additional study with Guiomar Novaes and accompanying study with Norman Shetler in Vienna. She also attended the Dorothy Taubman Piano Institute and the College Music Society's Institute of Music Theory Pedagogy Studies. 

Judy collaborated with both singers and instrumentalists. She recorded two CDs: The Woodwind Sonatas of Paul Hindemith with oboist Noah Knepper, and Songs for Tenor and Piano with Roger Bryant. Judy authored numerous articles on various aspects of performance and music theory that have been published in Clavier, American Music Teacher, and the Journal of Research in Singing. She was also a devoted editor of the School of Music newsletter, Da Capo and, towards the end of her career, was in charge of the Wednesday afternoon student recital series. 

During her career at TCU, Judy distinguished herself for excellence in teaching. In 1996, she was selected to represent TCU's College of Fine Arts as a finalist for the Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Teaching. In 1996 and 2000, she was a finalist for the Deans' Award for Excellence in Teaching. 

Judy was a long-time member of Temple Beth-El, Fort Worth. She is interred in the Beth-El section of Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth.