Nélida Béjar
Nélida Béjar (born June 28, 1979 in Munich ) is a Spanish composer .
Life
Nélida Béjar studied school music at the University of Music and Theater in Munich , as well as composition with Wilfried Hiller at the Richard Strauss Conservatory . As part of a Ph.D. in composition , which she completed in 2012, she studied with Donnacha Dennehy at Trinity College (Dublin) . In 2009 she founded the undercover fiction ensemble for new music and new music theater together with theater director Björn Potulski .
Works (selection)
- orchestra
- Kilter for large orchestra (2007)
- Chamber music
- Nightshade Sounds for two pianos and percussion (2002)
- Cortaziana for baritone and 14 players (2005)
- In der Sonne wear black for wind octet and double bass (2008)
- Incidental music
- Creation , for piano and electronics (2007)
- Exodus , for violin with live electronic arrangement (2008)
- Musical theater
- To Eternal Peace - A Swan song , for ensemble and live electronics (2010)
- Heavier than Air , choreographic opera for mixed ensemble and a choir of aircraft handlers (2012)
- This New Ocean , global opera for 15 musicians, soprano, alto, countertenor, tenor, bass and mixed choir (2014)
- Die Stadt , music theater for soprano, mixed choir, synthesizer and drum set (2016)
Awards and grants
- 2004 scholarship at the Cité Internationale des Arts Paris
- 2005 Richard Strauss Scholarship from the City of Munich
- 2007–2008 scholarship holder at the international artist house Villa Concordia in Bamberg
- 2011 Music grant from the City of Munich
Discography
- "Punkt 11" new and more recent music (works by Edlund, Béjar, Xenakis, Hosokawa, Rihm, Ishii, Gourzi, Trüstedt / Schäffer), University of Music and Theater Munich / Bayerischer Rundfunk , 2003
- Singphonic Christmas , Die Singphoniker (2005)
- 9 fanfares , brass ensemble of the RSK, published in the anniversary photo book of the Deutsches Museum Munich (2004)
- Concert recording from the Rochuskapelle: Estela Sanz Posteguillo & Nélida Béjar , studio kaedinger (2018)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bimuis: De Ereprijs
- ^ Website of the Instituto Cervantes: EXODUS: A European Theater Project, Music Nélida Béjar - stage performance
- ↑ Vimeo: To Eternal Peace - A swan song
- ↑ Youtube: - Heavier than air in the ARD night magazine from February 4, 2012
- ↑ Münchner Merkur: Here flight attendants and captains sing an opera
- ↑ The singing waste disposal companies . In: sueddeutsche.de . 2016, ISSN 0174-4917 ( sueddeutsche.de [accessed on September 27, 2018]).
- ↑ Music grants from the City of Munich 2011
- ↑ cf. CD listing of the university: CD 39: Item 11 New and newer music - Sunday matinees in the Pinakothek der Moderne
- ↑ singphoniker.de: Singphonic Christmas ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Rochuskapelle, the second - studio.kaedinger. Retrieved September 27, 2018 (German).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Béjar, Nélida |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 28, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |