Karen Aqua

 Karen   Aqua  ( 1 9 5 4  -  2 0 11  ) was a New England - base d film make r & animator who graduate d from the  Rhode Island  School of Design in  1 9 7 6. She began producing animate d short s for  SESAME STREET  in 1 99 0 & had produce d, directed , & animate d 22 segment s f or the show  since then. She pass ed a way in May of 2 0 11  after a decade of fight in g ovarian  cancer.

She wrote the lyric s & melody for the majority of her animation s. Her widower, Ken Field  , collaborate d on the melody for some piece s , as well as providing chord s & arrangement s for most of them. Any except i on s to this are note d below.

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 * Official site ( archive d )
 * Ken Field Official Site
 * B M I Repertoire