Joaquín Gutiérrez Heras
Joaquín Gutiérrez Heras (born September 28, 1927 in Tehuacán , † March 3, 2012 in Mexico City ) was a Mexican composer.
Life
He broke off his studies in architecture at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) because of his decision to pursue music. After having acquired his skills autodidactically , he studied from 1950 at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música under Rodolfo Halffter and Blas Galindo, among others . In 1952 he went to Paris with Olivier Messiaen and others as a French government scholarship holder . Another grant from the Rockefeller Foundation enabled him to continue his education at the Juilliard School in New York. Back in Mexico, he joined the group "Nueva Música de México" ( German : New Music of Mexico ).
In addition to his compositional work, he was a university lecturer at various institutions, lectured at events and published several specialist articles. Between 1965 and 1992 he mainly composed film , ballet and theater music. He has received several awards for his work. Gutiérrez is among other things a member of the Academia de Artes .
Awards
- 1974: Premio Diosa in silver for "El cumpleaños del perro"
- 1977: Premio Ariel for "Naufragio"
- 1977: Premio Ariel for the partidur in "Los indolentestambién"
- 1983: Premio Ariel and Premio Diosa in gold for "El corazón de la noche"
Web links
- Literature by and about Joaquín Gutiérrez Heras in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
- Joaquín Gutiérrez Heras in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas Joaquín Gutiérrez Heras
- ^ Academia de Artes: Joaquín Gutiérrez Heras
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gutiérrez Heras, Joaquín |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tehuacan |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 3, 2012 |
| Place of death | Mexico city |