Marcela Rodríguez (composer)

Marcela Rodríguez (composer)

Marcela Rodríguez (born 18 April 1951) is a Mexican composer.

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Biography

Marcela Rodríguez was born in Mexico City.] Leo Brouwer of Cuba. She studied for a while in London, and then returned to Mexico City to study with Julio Estrada .[1] Rodríguez works have been performed internationally, including the USA, Venezuela, Spain, and Greece.[2] She had taught classes in composition for opera, dance and theater in Mexico and Spain, and at the University of Colombia and the Catholic University of Washington.[3][4]

Works

Rodriguez has composed chamber music, symphonies, concertos, opera and also for solo instruments, voice, theater and dance. Selected works include:

  • La Sunaminta, opera libretto by Carlos Pereda (1990)
  • Séneca, opera, libretto by Carlos Thiebaut (1993)
  • La Fábula de las Regiones
  • Concierto para guitarra y orquestra
  • Concierto para cello y orquestra
  • Vértigos

"Un requiem Mexicano" "funesta" 6 arias with poems of Sor Juana Inés de la cruz

Her music has been recorded and issued on CD. Selected recordings include:

  • Séneca, Audio CD (June 13, 2006) Urtext Records, ASIN: B000FII2LQ
  • Casi Una Pregunta, Casi Una Respuesta (Almost a Question, Almost an Answer): Latin American Piano Music in the 21st Century by Martha Marchena, Aurelio de la Vega, Marcela Rodriguez, and Carlos Alberto Vazquez, Audio CD (Jun 30, 2009) MSR Classics, ASIN: B002FKFW24
  • Musica Sinfonica Mexicana Audio CD (February 18, 1997) Urtext Records, ASIN: B000005DMD

References

  1. ^ "Marcela Rodríguez". http://www.culturebase.net/artist.php?238. Retrieved 3 November 2010. 
  2. ^ "Currículum". http://marcelarodriguezr.com. Retrieved 3 November 2010. 
  3. ^ "Docencia". http://marcelarodriguezr.com. Retrieved 3 November 2010. 
  4. ^ LaMay, Thomasin K. (2005). Musical voices of early modern women: many-headed melodies. http://books.google.com/books?id=OXKBKRqJ_ZoC&pg=PA330&dq=Marcela+Rodr%C3%ADguez+music&hl=en&ei=zdrcTMihJYH68AbMw8mBCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 12 November 2010. 

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