Jean Alderman

Jean Alderman

November 22, 1928 - June 18, 2023

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Jean P. Alderman, age 94, passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2023, at Capitol Lakes Terraces in Madison, WI. She was born and raised in Beverly, MA. Jean settled with her husband, Bernard Alderman, in the Boston area. The couple met in first grade in 1933, married in 1963, and moved to Madison in 2013.

Jean attended Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester and Columbia University and then went on to be a lifelong pianist and piano teacher. She performed chamber music with, among others, members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and taught at the New England Conservatory of Music and Wellesley College in addition to many lessons taught from her home. Jean touched many lives through her teaching.

Jean is survived by son, Ian Alderman; daughter-in-law, Irene Ong; and grandchildren, Lillian, and Miles Alderman.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Bernard Alderman, parents, Elsie, and Arthur Poole.

In lieu of flowers, she would be pleased to have a donation made to the Madison Symphony Orchestra, 222 W. Washington Ave., Suite 460, Madison, WI 53703.

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Judy Brown
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Just learned of this (2024). She was a wonderful piano teacher (at Wellesley College where I was a professor) and a gentle and kind person. I admired her greatly and always felt I got many lessons in addition to that of the piano at each meeting. With much sadness, Judy Brown
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Ingrid Hjersted
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I just learned of this with great sadness! Jean taught me classical piano at Wellesley in the late 80s. We then met for lunch for years. I was blessed with many jars of jam from beach plums harvested on the Vineyard from Jean and Bernard's many visits. I felt deeply cared for by Jean and am so sad I didn't get to say goodbye! She was a rare person and mother figure!šŸ˜°šŸ’”šŸ™šŸ»ā¤ļøā€šŸ©¹āœØ
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Mark Yeager
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Jean was an extraordinary piano teacher, coach and all around wonderful person and friend. She was one of my most influential piano teachers when I was 10 to 14 years old studying at the Wellesley branch of the New England Conservatory. She then became a lifelong family friend. The last time I saw her was when she and her husband Bernie attended the 80th birthday party I threw for my mom in 2007 in Dover, MA. She and Bernie were very special people and I only regret that that I did not have the opportunity to see them after they moved from the Boston area to Madison. I think of Jean with fondess very often. She will be sorely missed not only by the classical music community that she greatly enriched but by all those whose lives she touched. Mark Yeager Danville, CA

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