Diana's profile
Her work as a composer has garnered her such prestigious awards as the Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Maryland State Arts Council, Meet the Composer Grant and New Music America. She is also a founding member of the internationally renowned vocal ensemble, Sweet Honey in the Rock. She composed the music for the Broadway hit: “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf” and the PBS children’s production, “Getting To Know Me”. Her work has been glowingly reviewed by the New York Times, Washington Post, Baltimore Sun, Downbeat Magazine and Essence Magazine.
Her discography includes seven recordings. She has also taught music in the Howard County Public School System for over a decade and performed at such prestigious venues as the Smithsonian Institution, Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Cincinnati Art Museum, the High Museum, Artscape and the San Antonio Festival. Ms. Wharton-Sennaar is the co-founder and director of Piano for Youth (PFY), an award-wining Maryland-based organization. As the leading organization of its kind in the US, Piano for Youth aims to close the academic achievement gap by fostering academic excellence, confidence and leadership skills through music education, piano instruction and public performance. Acknowledged in 2013 by Howard County, Maryland with Piano for Youth Day and as a recipient of a 2014 Bright Minds Grant, PFY has been the recipient of honors from Governor Martin O’Malley, former Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, and former Howard County Executive Ken Ulman. Ms. Wharton-Sennaar resides in her native Baltimore City with her husband and two daughters. She is a graduate of Howard University.
Her discography includes seven recordings. She has also taught music in the Howard County Public School System for over a decade and performed at such prestigious venues as the Smithsonian Institution, Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Cincinnati Art Museum, the High Museum, Artscape and the San Antonio Festival. Ms. Wharton-Sennaar is the co-founder and director of Piano for Youth (PFY), an award-wining Maryland-based organization. As the leading organization of its kind in the US, Piano for Youth aims to close the academic achievement gap by fostering academic excellence, confidence and leadership skills through music education, piano instruction and public performance. Acknowledged in 2013 by Howard County, Maryland with Piano for Youth Day and as a recipient of a 2014 Bright Minds Grant, PFY has been the recipient of honors from Governor Martin O’Malley, former Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, and former Howard County Executive Ken Ulman. Ms. Wharton-Sennaar resides in her native Baltimore City with her husband and two daughters. She is a graduate of Howard University.
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