Betty Olivero

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Betty Olivero (born May 16, 1954 in Tel Aviv ) is an Israeli composer.

Until 1978, Olivero studied piano with Ilona Vincze-Kraus and composition with Yizhak Sadai and Leon Schidlowsky at the Rubin Music Academy of Tel Aviv University . She also took composition lessons with André Hajdu and Abel Ehrlich . She received her Masters degree from Yale University , where she was a student of Jacob Druckman , Bernard Rands and Gilbert Amy . From 1983 to 1986 she studied with Luciano Berio in Italy. She received her doctorate in 2002 from Bar-Ilan University for a thesis on Berio's music and the composition of Hoshanot . Since 2003 she has been teaching composition at the Bar-Ilan University.

Oliverso composed symphonic works and chamber music, vocal works, stage works and a film music for the silent film Der Golem . In her compositions she combines elements of Sephardic and Arabic music as well as medieval music with a contemporary musical language. Among other things, she worked with the singer Esti Ofri-Kenan and the clarinetist Giora Feidman . Your compositions were u. a. performed by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra , the Chicago Symphony Orchestra , the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra , the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and the Munich Philharmonic . She received the Fromm Award from the Fromm Music Foundation (1986), the Koussevitzky Award from the Koussevitzky Music Foundation (2000), the Israeli Prime Minister's Award ( 2001), the Rosenblum Award (Israel, 2003), the Landau Award (2004) and the ACUM Prize (2004).

Works

  • Tehil'im for twelve cellos and four double basses, 1981
  • Cantigas Sephardies for female voice and chamber orchestra, 1982
  • Cantes Amargos - Three Ladino Romances for female voice and chamber orchestra, 1984
  • Pan for five flute players, 1984
  • Batnu`n for double bass and orchestra, 1985
  • Presenze for instrumental ensemble, 1985–86
  • Cubi for cello and double bass, 1987
  • Duo for violin and piano, 1987
  • Makama't - Five Middle-Eastern folk songs for female voice and nine instrumentalists, 1988
  • Ketari`m for violin and orchestra, 1989
  • Behind the Wall Musical drama for pupil theater, female voice and eight instrumentalists, 1989
  • Tenuo`t for symphony orchestra, 1990
  • Adagio for chamber orchestra, 1990
  • Sofi'm for piano, 1991
  • Juego de siempra - 12 folk songs in Ladino for female voice and chamber orchestra, 1991
  • Quartetto for violin, viola, cello and piano, 1992
  • Per viola for viola solo, 1993
  • Carosello for string orchestra, percussion and children's chamber orchestra, 1994
  • Shir for violin, double bass and string orchestra, 1994
  • Mare'ot for flute and violin, 1994
  • Impromptu for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, percussion and piano, 1995
  • Bakash'ot for clarinet, mixed choir and orchestra, 1996
  • Kave'i-avi'r for instrumental ensemble, 1996
  • Mizra`ch for clarinet, string orchestra and metal wind chimes, 1997
  • Der Golem , live music for the silent film Der Golem, how it came into the world by Paul Wegener (Germany 1920), 1997
  • The Golem - Suite no.1 for clarinet and string quartet, 1997
  • Der Golem - Zeks Yiddishe Lieder un Tantz for clarinet and string quartet, 1997
  • The Golem , Suite No. 2 for Clarinet and String Orchestra, 1998
  • Merkavo`t for symphony orchestra, 1999
  • Kavei-Or for symphony orchestra, 1999
  • Masks for soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone, violin, viola, cello and percussion, 1999
  • Hosha'ano't for soprano and chamber orchestra, 2000
  • Acho't Ketan'a for three violins, soprano and string orchestra with clarinet, 2000
  • Sefari'm for soprano, violin, clarinet, cello and piano, 2002
  • Zimaa'r I for soprano, two violins, cello, amplified harpsichord and percussion, 2003
  • Bashra'v for nine instrumentalists, 2004
  • Aria for clarinet, piano, violin and cello, 2005
  • L'Ombra che porta il Sogno , music theater for children's choir, three instrumental groups and live electronics, 2005
  • Neharo't Neharo't for viola, accordion, percussion, two string orchestras and tape, 2007
  • Madrigal for clarinet, accordion, percussion, three violas and two string ensemble, 2007
  • Kri'ot for saxophone and orchestra, 2008
  • Zimaa'r II for female voice, clarinet, harp, violin, viola and cello, 2011

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personal data
SURNAME Olivero, Betty
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Israeli composer
DATE OF BIRTH May 16, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Tel Aviv