Carol Ann Bratton Lienhard

1934 - 2024

Carol Ann Bratton Lienhard
05/13/1934 - 06/05/2024
Carol Ann Bratton Lienhard of Houston, Texas died on June 5, 2024 at the age of 90 at her home in Houston. Carol was born in St. Louis, Missouri on May 13,1934 to George Spence Bratton (1891-1971) and Helen Stott Bratton (1899-1986). Carol took to music, learning piano from age three and violin from age ten. Carol played half-time with the St. Louis Philharmonic during her senior year in high school. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Music at the University of Washington in 1956. She later did graduate study in music history at UC Berkeley and Mills College.
Carol worked as a violinist and as a music teacher. She particularly loved chamber music and often performed with string quartets and piano trios. She also led Lexington, Kentucky's Chamber Music Society in the mid-1970s. Carol was an exceptional musical sight-reader and ensemble player. She played in many orchestras: Tulsa, Oakland (CA), Spokane, Moscow (ID), Lexington, West Virginia (Charleston), Berea (KY), Knoxville, Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Victoria (TX), and more. She also played in the Memphis Ballet, the Texas Baroque Ensemble, and the Houston Pops. Carol played both classical and baroque violin, as well as viola da gamba and piano.
Carol is survived by her husband of 65 years John H. Lienhard; her son Andrew J. Lienhard and his wife Stephanie of Houston; her son John H. Lienhard V and his wife Theresa Kavanaugh of Lexington, Massachusetts and their children, Jasper and Hannah Lienhard.
Funeral services will be held at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Houston Friday, June 14 at 11 am.
Donations in lieu of flowers should be sent to Saint Stephens Church service music program.