Adina Izarra
Adina Izarra (born August 27, 1959 in Caracas ) is a Venezuelan composer .
Life
Izarra studied in Caracas at the Conservatorio Nacional de Musica Juan José Landaeta as well as with Alfredo del Mónaco and until 1989 at the University of York , England , composition with Vic Hoyland and electroacoustic music with Richard Orton. She then returned to Venezuela and taught at the Universidad Simón Bolívar in Caracas. Since 2016 she has been teaching at the Universidad de las Artes in Guayaquil , Ecuador .
Her work includes orchestral works, concerts, theater, chamber, piano, flute and guitar music as well as electronic , electroacoustic music and video art . In some works she deals with concrete music and bird songs, elements of early music and political themes also flow into her work.
Awards
She was awarded the National Prize for Composition four times (1984, 1985, 1990 and 1991) and was three times the representative of Venezuela at the International Society of Contemporary Music . From 1999 to 2001 she was a member of the company's executive committee. In 2002 she became a member of the Colegio de Compositores Latinoamericanos de Música de Arte .
Works
- Oshunmare , Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, 1982
- Mira for two pianists and narrator, 1983
- Tejedora de Arpilleras Magicas for symphony orchestra, 1985
- Plumismo for piccolo, 1986
- Pitangus Sulphuratus , Concerto for Flute and Strings, 1987
- Vojm for voice and electronics, 1988
- A Traves de algunas Transparencias for harp, 1989
- Margarita for soprano, gotarre and flute, 1989
- Silencios for guitar, 1989
- Reverón for flute, oboe and double bass, 1989
- Querrequerres for two piccolo flutes, 1989
- Desde una ventana con Loros for guitar, 1989
- A Dos for flute and guitar, 1991
- Dos Movimientos para Quinteto for guitar and string quartet, 1991
- Concierto para guitarra , 1991
- Homenaje for chamber orchestra, 1991
- Luvina for bass flute, 1992
- El Amolador for flute, 1992
- Opening music to the “Trojans” by Euripides , 1993
- Carrizos for flute, 1994
- Folias de España for guitar, 1995
- Estudio sobre la cadencia Landini for piano, 1996
- Oratorio Profano , 1997
- Retratos de Macondo for clarinet, bassoon and piano, 1997
- Concierto de Arpa , 1997
- Tres cortos for flute and guitar, 1998
- Guacaipuro , Opera, 2000
- Tres Cortos for piano and flute, 2001
- Folías de España for harp, 2002
- A la Caccia for recorder, theorbo and viol, 2002
- A la Caccia for string orchestra, 2003
- Cónclave for piano, 2003
- Dos Miniaturas Medievales for clarinet and piano, 2003
- Corto for guitar and string quartet, 2003
- Tercer Aria for oboe, clarinet and bassoon, 2004
- Aria 3c for recorder, bajón and guitar, 2004
- La Tierra es nuestra casa for string quartet, 2004
- De Viseé for theorbo and laptop, 2004
- Vihuela in collaboration with Rubén Riera , for Vihuela and Electronics, 2005
- Toda mi vida hos amé , video (with illustrations from El Maestro by Luis de Milán ), 2006
- 10 ° 29 'N , Akusmatika, 2007
- Concierto for clarinet and chamber orchestra, 2010
- Primer Zibaldone for baroque lute and electronics, 2013
- Cinco piezas breves for orchestra, 2013
- Arietta for the 150 , dedicated to the victims of the 2017 peace demonstrations in Venezuela, 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Carmen Helena Téllez: Izarra, Adina. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
- ↑ biography on usb.ve
- ↑ Project 32 Bright Clouds
- ↑ Selection of works on usb.ve
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Izarra, Adina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Venezuelan composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Caracas |