Hilda Herrera

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Hilda Herrera

Hilda Herrera (born October 20, 1933 in Capilla del Monte ) is an Argentine composer, pianist and music teacher.

Herrera took piano lessons in her hometown as a child. She met Atahualpa Yupanqui at the age of nineteen and worked in Rosario with the musicians of the Inti Sumaj Jaime Torres , Edgar Spinassi and Chacho Muller group. She performed as an interpreter of folk music in the style of Adolfo Ábalos and composed works such as Zamba del chaguanco , Zamba del chaguanco and La diablera (based on texts by Antonio Nella Castro ), La huesuda and De tinajas (based on texts by Kiko Herrera ), Zamba del fiero , Señales luminosas Amanece despacito (based on texts by Margarita Durán ), alongside instrumental works such as Chaya , La flor de sapo , Navidad 2000 and La poncho colorado .

In 1992 and 1996, at the invitation of the Chatillon Conservatory and the Rendez-vous International du Piano, she performed as an interpreter of Argentinian piano music in France. In 1996 she received an award from the city of Buenos Aires, her album Señales luminosas was awarded in 1997 by the United Nations. In 2002 she founded the Creadores e Intérpretes de la Música Argentina en Piano (CIMAP), an organization of young interpreters of Argentine folklore and tango music.

She was director of the Centro de Información y Recopilación de la Música Argentina and held a chair for piano interpretation of folklore and tango music at the Conservatorio Superior de Música Manuel de Falla . In 2005 she received a prize from the Fundación Conex . She appeared on the radio with the guitarist and composer Juan Falú and directed the Maestros del alma series , which featured Argentinian folklore and tango musicians.

Discography

  • Señales Luminosas (1997)
  • Yupanqui en piano (2000)
  • La Diablera (2005)
  • Gardel (2010)

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