Augusta Holmès has been played on NTS shows including Tafelmusik w/ Francesco Fusaro, with La Nuit Et L'Amour, Interlude De L'ode Symphonique Ludus Pro Patria = Night And Love, Interlude From The Symphonic Ode Ludus Pro Patria first played on 2 September 2023.

Augusta Mary Anne Holmès (18 December 1847 – 28 January 1903) was a French composer of Irish descent. At first she published under the pseudonym Hermann Zenta.

Holmès was born in Paris. Despite showing talent at the piano, she was not allowed to study at the Paris Conservatoire, but she took lessons privately. She developed her piano playing under the tutelage of local…