Students remember Vosgerchian's personality as standing out from the crowd of Harvard professors.

Charney said that Vosgerchian once give a final exam in her Core class with only one question: "now connect," referring to the eclectic lectures she had given that year.

Vosgerchian also made an impact on music outside of Harvard. She played the piano for many years in the Boston Symphony Orchestra and served on the organization's board of overseers. She taught pre-concert lessons to audience members on how to listen to music.

Even after taking emerita status, Vosgerchian continued to remain active in the Harvard community, serving as a consultant to the music department, teaching House seminars and leading alumni tours.

Vosgerchian's devotion to her students also remained strong after giving up her teaching duties. According to Charney,

Vosgerchian was helping one of her former students with his dissertation up until two weeks ago and only stopped when the cancer had made for physically impossible for her to read it.

"If there were anybody who could have defeated death, it would have been her," Charney said.

A private memorial service will be held for Vosgerchian, who is survived by a husband, two sons, a daughter-in-law and two grandchildren. A public memorial service will be held at Harvard, although specific plans for this remembrance remain undecided.