Alice Charbonnet-Kellermann

Alice Ellen Lauentine Charbonnet (12 October 1858, Cincinnati, Ohio – 1 June 1914, Paris, France)[1] was an Australian composer of romantic and classical music.

[2] Her father was a French judge, and her formative years were spent in a variety of countries.

She gave many afternoon recitals at gatherings at Phillip Street and at her home in Potts Point, and appeared in many larger concerts.

After moving to Melbourne in 1901 without her husband, Alice became a music teacher at Simpson's School, Mentone, where she commanded a high fees because of her experience and the high results she obtained with students.

Her piano students included Dame Nellie Melba,[5] composer Lydia Larner and May Summerbelle[6][7]