Hector Quintanar
Héctor Quintanar (born April 15, 1936 in Mexico City ; † October 24, 2013 there ) was a Mexican composer and conductor.
Quintanar studied harmony with Rodolfo Halffter and composition with Carlos Jiménez-Mabarak at the Conservatory of Mexico. In 1960 he became a member of Carlos Chávez Ramírez's composition workshop , where he later headed the electronic music department. He was also the conductor of the symphony orchestra of the University of Mexico, the symphony orchestras of Xalapa and Guadalajara and the opera of Morelia and was artistic director of the Teatro Juárez of Guanajuato .
In addition to a symphony and other orchestral works, chamber music , a cantata and songs , he wrote numerous works for electronic instruments.
Web links
- Literature by and about Héctor Quintanar in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
- Muere el compositor mexicano Héctor Quintanar. eluniversal.com.mx, October 24, 2013
- Niza Rivera: Fallce el músico y compositor Héctor Quintanar. proceso.com.mx, October 24, 2013
- Ángel Vargas and Merry MacMasters: Fallce Héctor Quintanar; revolucionó la música de concierto en México. jornada.unam.mx, October 25, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Quintanar, Héctor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican composer and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexico city |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 24, 2013 |
| Place of death | Mexico city |