CORNWALL — Anne Chamberlain passed peacefully at home on Nov. 7, 2025, with her family by her side. She is remembered and celebrated by her two children, Bonnie and David Rovics, their spouses John Bordage and Reiko Maeda, her four grandchildren Jacob Bordage, Leila Paravacini Rovics, Kotoha and Yutaka Maeda Rovics, and her sisters Tippi Loeb and Sue Chamberlain.
Anne grew up in Great Neck Long Island, spent many wonderful years of her younger life in NYC, and moved to Connecticut to raise a family in the 1970’s. Anne was a graduate of Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and studied extensively at Julliard with Beveridge Webster. She lived in Cornwall Bridge, for close to 40 years, and served as the choir director and organist at the UCC Church, as well as a piano teacher for Simon’s Rock of Bard College. Anne moved to Boston/Jamaica Plain at the age of 80 to live in a shared home with her daughter and son-in-law. Anne rekindled her life-long connection to the Quaker community in the last few years of her life, and the community of friends was deeply present for the end of her life.
Anne was a global presence and loved learning the history of music, art, culture, past and present. She studied music and the musicians, composers and artists who created and wrote the music she loved. She traveled extensively on a minimal budget, inspired by her Aunt Betty Chamberlain. Anne spent many summers living in Hanoi, Vietnam, working on music with the Hanoi Symphony musicians, continuing well into her 70’s.
Anne’s legacy will be remembered as a musical inspiration to so many others, and a deeply devoted environmental activist who tread very gently on this earth. everloved.com/life-of/anne-chamberlain/obituary/
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