Birth date: Aug 27, 1953 Death date: Feb 19, 2016
Pamela Ann Legendre passed away on Friday, February 19, 2016 in her home in Covington, Louisiana at the age of 62. She was born in Hotel Dieu on August 27, 1953 growing up in New Orleans and in Little Farms. She was preceded in de Read Obituary
Pam Legendre was my opera teacher at the University of Missouri. Working with her was like walking into the eye of a hurricane; awesome orchestrated chaos. Ms. Pam made an indelible impression on me with her incredibly high standards and expert musicianship and stage direction. I'm sorry to hear about her passing really and truly, but I know that she lives on in the musical lives of all the students she touched. You are missed!
Our heartfelt condolences to the Legendre family. I have many fond memories of our good times at Percy Quinn.
Bill & Barrie Boutall
Pam and I were undergraduate classmates at UNO. She played piano at a Friday afternoon student recital on the first composition I had performed. She later performed on my masters composition recital in 1985 as an accompanist on three art songs. At the end of the performance of the songs, a member of the audience leaned over to me and said, "That was gripping." I thought at that time, and today, that the art songs were the highlight of the recital. No subsequent performance of the songs created so strong an audience impact. Pam had intuitive musical instincts that allowed her to merge the intentions of a composer with the potential of a performer to create a dramatic experience for the listener. She was an astounding talent. My last contact with Pam was at the time of the Le Petit Theater performance of "Scrooge". She provided free tickets to me and my young niece. Pam will always hold a special place in my heart.
My sympathies are with Pam's family.
John Rohr
My sincere condolences to Pam's siblings and nieces and nephews. I know you will miss her terribly. I was a friend and classmate at UNO many years ago. I have many fond memories of her, but mostly I remember how important her family was to her. She was the life of the party with her imitations of Jackie Gleason and Carol Burnett and of course her performances of her signature aria, "Queen of the Night." We shared a love for learning and enjoyed exciting moments as young musicians. I hope you will all find comfort during this time of sadness in each other and in your wonderful memories of Pam.
Ken Williams
What a loss of a superior talent in the music community. Pam and I go a long way back, beginning at UNO in the 1970's when I was her piano teacher for her Bachelor’s degree and later for her Master’s degree. She was one of the first Piano Performance majors in the young Department of Music and thereby was one of my first “babies”. We grew very close and had many wonderful times together outside the studio as well as in her lessons. I will always cherish the memories of those days and all the later ones that followed. She meant so much to so many and my heart is heavy for her loss. My deepest sympathy to her family. I remember her parents well and pray that they are all together again now and that she is conducting a choir of angels !! My love to you, Pam.
Mary Ann Bulla
Pam taught me the meaning of musical theater she had a way of finding the music in every one she met and I consider myself very very fortunate to have worked with her.. What a great loss... My sincere condolences to family and friends.
Elizabeth Wegmann
