Juan María Solare

Juan María Solare (born August 11, 1966) is an Argentine composer and pianist.

Education

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Solare studied and received his diploma in piano (María Teresa Criscuolo), composition (Fermina Casanova, Juan Carlos Zorzi) and conducting (Mario Benzecry) at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música Carlos López Buchardo. He also studied privately with Francisco Kröpfl.

Between 1993 and 1996 he undertook postgraduate studies on Composition at the Musikhochschule in Cologne (Germany) under the guidance of Johannes Fritsch, Clarence Barlow, and Mauricio Kagel, in the frame of a scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Between October 1997 and February 1999, he did postgraduate studies with Helmut Lachenmann in Stuttgart. Between 1999 and 2001 studied electronic music with Hans Ulrich Humpert in Cologne, with Diploma.

In April 2005 he obtained the title "Licenciado en Composición" (Master degree) from the Instituto Universitario Nacional del Arte (IUNA) in Buenos Aires. Since 1993 he has regularly attended and participated in seminars given by Karlheinz Stockhausen. He passed the "Konzertexamen" (master) in electroacoustic composition at the Musikhochschule in Cologne on 5 December 2007. Currently he is working on a PhD in music education at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Teaching positions

From 1986 until 1993 he taught Harmony, Morphology, and Chamber Music at the Conservatory of Tandil (Argentina). Since January 2002 he has given piano lessons at the Musikschule Bremen (Germany). Since October 2002 he has conducted the Orquesta No Típica, a chamber music group devoted to tango at the University of Bremen. Since October 2004 he has taught piano at the Hochschule für Künste Bremen. From December 2007 to April 2008 he was Assistant Professor at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

He has given courses and lectures on contemporary music at the "Institut für neue Musik und Musikerziehung" (Darmstadt), the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance (SEAD), and the Ateneo de Madrid). In addition, he teaches piano and composition privately, and has presented public seminars on tango music. He gives courses and lectures on contemporary music.

Awards

His compositions have been awarded prizes and awards in Argentina (Promociones Musicales, National Endowment for the Arts, Federación Argentina de Música Electroacústica), United Kingdom (British & International Bass Forum), Austria (Yage und Aspekte Salzburg), Germany (Walter Witte Viola-Stiftung, Bremer Komponistenwettbewerb) and Spain (Radio Clásica-CDMC).

cholarships

In 1993 and 1994 he had a scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Between July 1998 and June 1999 he held a scholarship from the Heinrich-Strobel Foundation (Baden-Baden). From June 2001 until May 2002 he was composer in residence at the Künstlerhäuser Worpswede (House of Artists in Worpswede), Germany.

Jury member

In January 2002 he served on the piano jury in the competition Jugend Musiziert. In March 2004 jury in the National competition for young pianists "piccole mani" (Perugia, Italy) with a piece of him in each category as "obligatory piece". In September 2004 he was on the jury (composition) in the competition "Xicöatl" (Salzburg). In 2007, Jury of the clarinet competition Maratón Musical Clariperú (see [http://www.clariperu.org/musical_marathon.html] ) with his piece "Convalecencia" as obligatory piece.

Compositions

He has composed around 300 works, over half of them already performed. His pieces are broadcast regularly (Radio Nacional de España, Deutsche Welle, Radio Bremen, Radio Fabrik Salzburg, Radio Universitaria São Paulo, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), Radio Berlin Brandenburg, Bayerischer Rundfunk).

In 2002 he received a commission from the CDMC (Centro para la Difusión de la Música Contemporánea, Madrid), in 2003 from the Kunststiftung NRW (Düsseldorf); in 2004 again from CDMC (Spain) and from the Landesmusikrat Bremen (Bremen Music Council). On 30 June 2004 his "Concertango" was premiered by the Orchestra of the Universität Bremen (cond.: Susanne Gläß). Five CDs from different performers include his pieces:
* Natalia González, pianist: "Concierto Tango". 2005, Pretal PRCD 127 (includes "Mozartango")
* Duo Eduardo Kohan - Juan Solare (saxophone & piano), "Tango Nómade". 2006 (includes "Tengo un tango", "Sale con fritas", "Tango en ciernes", "Octango" & "Nómade") (see [http://tangonomade.blogspot.com] )
* Trío Thelema. 2006 (Includes "Hypnosis")
* Silvia Dabul (piano) & Víctor Torres (bariton), new CD in 2007 (includes "Vacío Blanco")
* Mariana Levitin (cello) & Guillermo Carro (piano), in the CD "Los compositores académicos argentinos y el tango II (1879-2007)" / Argentine classical composers and the tango II (1879-2007). 2007. Pretal PRCD... (includes "Nómade" 2nd movement from "Sonatango" in version for cello and piano).

He also composed the music for short films (as Mesa para dos (2005) and Corazón en sombras (2008), by Medardo Amor and Angel Almazán) and Internet animations (see [http://www.la-nuria.com] ).

Pianist

As a pianist, his repertoire has four centers: classical music from the late Romanticism (such as Franz Liszt or Alexander Scriabin), contemporary classical (John Cage, Arnold Schoenberg), Argentine composers (including tango; Ástor Piazzolla), and his own compositions - both as soloist and in different chamber music groups.

Solare has performed in cities of Argentina, Germany and the rest of Europe:
* Buenos Aires & its suburban areas, Bariloche, Zárate, Córdoba, Tandil, Mendoza
* Göttingen, Cologne, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Worpswede, Ottersberg, Verden, Munich, Gersfeld, Misselwarden, Berlin, Hamburg, Bonn
* Amsterdam, Madrid, Sevilla & Geneva.

His first recording as a Pianist was in July 2006 in Geneva: together with the Saxophonist Eduardo Kohan he recorded the CD "Tango Nómade". (see [http://tangonomade.blogspot.com] )

Articles

Beside his compositional and pianistic activities he also has written for diverse publications, such as the "New Grove" (Solare 2001), La Sibila Sevilla, Doce Notas and ABC Madrid, Pauta (Mexico), Tempo (UK), as well as for the radio stations Deutsche Welle and Südwestfunk (SWF). About 30 of his 200 published articles (mostly in Solare's mother tongue, Spanish) can be found online here: [http://ciweb.com.ar/Solare/articulos.php Compositores & Intérpretes website] .

ee also

* List of composers
* List of compositions by Juan María Solare

External links

* [http://www.kunstkontakte.org/deutsch/kuenstler/solare/index.html biography, works catalogue and list of published articles] (German and Spanish)
* [http://www.ciweb.com.ar/Solare Biography, works catalogue, list of published articles (some with text) and some scores] (English and Spanish)
* [http://home.swipnet.se/sonoloco11/solare/electro1.html Comments about his electroacoustic music] by Ingmar Loco Nordin
* [http://home.swipnet.se/sonoloco11/solare/instrumental1.html Comments about his instrumental music] by Ingvar Loco Nordin

References

* Solare, Juan María. 2001. "Sáenz (Amadeo), Pedro (Alejo)". "The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians", ed. S. Sadie and J. Tyrrell. London: Macmillan.