Violeta Cruz

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Violeta Cruz (born August 27, 1986 in Bogotá ) is a Colombian composer living in Paris .

Life

Violeta Cruz graduated with Harold Vásquez and Guillermo Gaviria at the Pontifical University Xaveriana in Bogotá in 2009 with a higher degree in composition. She then went to Paris, where she continued her studies in the composition class of Stefano Gervasoni at the Paris Conservatory . In 2013 she took part in the composition and computer science course at IRCAM . In 2016, she went to the Villa Medici in Rome for three months as a laureate of the Académie de France .

In 2013 her orchestral piece Cyanea was premiered in London by the Southbank Sinfonia. She also took part in the academy of the festival “Manifeste” of IRCAM with Intersticios 3.99, her “acousmatic” music for the film Plus Tard by Éric Oriot. Her piece God Name was produced at IRCAM the following year as part of the composition course . On behalf of Accentus , she composed the choral work The Lake of my Mind, which was premiered in 2016 by the Jeune Chœur de Paris. Her opera La princesse légère , commissioned by the Paris Opéra-Comique , premiered at the Opéra de Lille in December 2017 .

Her works include instrumental works and electronic compositions, including so-called "sound objects". These are mechanical devices that sometimes generate random rhythms and whose sound is alienated with the help of interactive electronics. She is particularly interested in the relationships between sound and basic elements such as water or light. Her compositions have been performed in several European countries, Colombia and Peru.

Works

Several of her compositions have been published by Babelscores. The following list of works is based on the information provided by IRCAM (as of June 2018).

Electronic music

  • Fluente: attente fluide, sound sculpture / installation in collaboration with designer Léo Lescop (2013).
  • Intersticios 3.99, “acousmatic” music for the film Plus Tard by Éric Oriot (2013).

Solo instrumental works

  • Claypsidra for percussion and electronic fountain (2013).
  • God Game: el nuevo mito de Los Lemmings for violin, sound object and electronics (2014, IRCAM).
  • Sozu for drums and electronic fountains (2017).

Chamber music

  • Mientras Duerme for string quartet (2007).
  • Táctil for flute, violin and piano (2010).
  • Tan ahora allí, aquí así tanto for alto saxophone and piano (2011), Babelscores.
  • Not-Yet-Ready-Made for clarinet, violin and piano (2011).

Orchestra and ensemble works

  • Quí-é-ú for percussion ensemble (2008).
  • The Close-Talker, the Big Bucket for brass septet and percussion (2011).
  • Miel for Paetzold flute ensemble and electronics (2012).
  • Little Blue and Little Yellow for 16 instruments (2012), Babelscores.
  • Cyanea for orchestra (2013), Babelscores.
  • Automático for youth orchestras (2013).
  • Falling Floating Light for a trio of “mirror gloves” (mimes), ensemble and electronics (2015).

Vocal works with instruments

  • Olvada for mezzo-soprano, accordion and string quintet (2011).
  • La princesse légère , opera for four voices, two actors, ten musicians and electronics (2017, IRCAM).

A cappella vocal works

  • The Lake of my Mind for choir (2016).
  • Pli for mixed choir and children's choir (2017).

Others

  • Fluente for recorder, electronic fountain (water) and video (2012).

Recordings

  • Failing floating light. Orchester des Lauréats du Conservatoire, conductor: Laurent Cuniot. In: Prix ​​de composition 2015 (1 CD). Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, 2015, 2541.
  • Fluente. Niels Coppalle, recorder. In: Concert électroacoustique 2012 (1 CD). Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, 2012, 2306.
  • Little Blue, Little Yellow. Atelier Instrumental, direction: Renaud Déjardin. In: Atelier Instrumental n ° A1 (1 CD). Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, 2012, 2346.
  • The Closer-Talker, the Big Bucket. Orchester du Conservatoire, conductor: Jean Deroyer. In: Création avec l'Orchestre du Conservatoire (1 CD). Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, 2011, 2251.
  • La Princesse légère at Operavision. Video available until July 17, 2018.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d biography at IRCAM , version of March 1, 2018, accessed on June 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ Rapport d'activité 2016 - Villa Medici (PDF) , p. 21, accessed on June 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ Biography and publications at Babelscores, accessed on June 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ Fluente: attente fluide. Description and sound sample on the composer's website.
  5. ↑ Intersticios 3.99. Description and sound sample on the composer's website.
  6. ↑ Claypsidra. Description and sound sample on the composer's website.
  7. ^ God game. Description and sound sample on the composer's website.
  8. ↑ Mientras Duerme. Description and sound sample on the composer's website.
  9. ↑ Tactil. Description and sound samples on the composer's website.
  10. ↑ TanAhora. Description and sound sample on the composer's website.
  11. ↑ Not-yet-ready-made. Description and sound sample on the composer's website.
  12. ^ The close-talker, the big bucket. Description and sound sample on the composer's website.
  13. ↑ Miel. Description and sound samples on the composer's website.
  14. ↑ Little blue and little yellow. Description and sound sample on the composer's website.
  15. ↑ Cyanea. Description and sound sample on the composer's website.
  16. ^ Automático. Description and sound sample on the composer's website.
  17. ↑ Falling floating light. Description and sound sample on the composer's website.
  18. ↑ La Princesse Legere. Description on the composer's website.
  19. ↑ Pli. Description and sound samples on the composer's website.
  20. ↑ Fluente. Description and sound sample on the composer's website.
personal data
SURNAME Cruz, Violeta
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Colombian composer
DATE OF BIRTH August 27, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Bogotá