José María Velasco Maidana
José María Velasco Maidana (born July 4, 1900 (there are also 1896, 1899 and 1901 given) in Sucre , Bolivia , † December 4, 1989 in Houston / Texas ) was a Bolivian composer and director .
Velasco Maidana studied in Sucre and Buenos Aires and then worked as a teacher of music history at the La Paz Conservatory . There he founded the first symphony orchestra and the first ballet group in Bolivia in 1939 . He also worked as a conductor in Latin America, the USA and Europe. Since 1950 he has lived as a freelance composer in Houston , Texas .
He composed an opera and a ballet, three symphonic poems and other orchestral works, chamber music and songs .
In addition, Velasco Maidana is one of the pioneers of the Bolivian film of the silent film era : In 1925 he directed the film La profecía del lago , 1929 Wara-Wara .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cine mudo y cine silenciado: la obra de Velasco Maidana . cinemascine.net (Spanish), accessed May 21, 2013
Web links
- José María Velasco Maidana in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- José María Velasco Maidana at Portal del Cine y El Audivisual Latinoamericano y Caribeño (English / Spanish)
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| SURNAME | Velasco Maidana, José María |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bolivian composer and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 4th between 1896 and 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sucre , Bolivia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th December 1989 |
| Place of death | Houston, Texas |