Mona Menders lifelong interest has been music. After studying piano and composition in New York City, she received her bachelors degree from Mount Holyoke College, and continued wi...view moreMona Menders lifelong interest has been music. After studying piano and composition in New York City, she received her bachelors degree from Mount Holyoke College, and continued with post-graduate work at Montclair State College in New Jersey and the Juilliard School of Music in New York City. For many years she served as a member of the board of trustees of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, and as chair of the board of regents. She is the author of Extraordinary Women in Support of Music and Music Manuscript Preparation: A Concise Guide. The Cock Crows No More is a work of fiction, a mystery involving a music critic and others in his world of music.view less