LYDIA KAKABADSE - UK
BORN 02 SEPTEMBER
British born “Lydia Kakabadse is a phenomenon and a virtual reincarnation of an early music master” (Gapplegate Classical Modern Music). A “very gifted and accessible composer” (MusicWeb International), Lydia composes choral, chamber and vocal music. Of Russian/Georgian and Greek/Austrian parentage, she grew up in Altrincham, Cheshire and started composing at the age of thirteen. Her works include string quartets, string duet, mixed ensembles, songs, musical drama, cantata, concert Requiem Mass and sacred/secular choral works for male voices, mixed choir (SATB) and children’s choir. Her unique distinctive style – demonstrating “a mastery of counterpoint and a richness of ideas“ (MusicWeb International) – incorporates tonal and modal harmonies with Middle Eastern traits and rich melody. An avid Latin enthusiast and inspired by medieval music, Lydia has written original texts in Latin for her vocal works. She also draws inspiration from poets of the Romantic era as well as from Greek Orthodox and Russian Orthodox liturgical music – “Kakabadse’s talent at writing in the Greek Orthodox music style is supreme” (Tamvakos Archive).
BORN 02 SEPTEMBER
Source: Lydia Kakabadse Official Website
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The Phantom Listeners by Lydia Kakabadse
GEORGINA DERBEZ ROQUE - MÉXICO
BORN 02 SEPTEMBER
Georgina Derbez Roque was born in México City in 1968 where she studied piano with Lea Levine and Marta García Renart. She later entered the Escuela Superior de Música where she studied piano with Ana María Tradatti and composition with Arturo Márquez. Her later work in composition was with Ana Lara. She has participated in composer workshops with composers Franco Donatoni, Theo Loevendie, Roberto Sierra, Javier Alvarez, Hebert Vázquez y Mario Lavista, Cristóbal Halffter, and Mauricio Sotelo, among others.
Her works have been selected for performance in various festivals of new music, including the prestigious Manuel Enríquez Forum of New Music in México City and the Festival of Contemporary Music of León, México. In October of 1999 the Arditti Quartet collaborated with Derbez during their Interpretation and Composition Workshop in the National Center for the Arts in Mexico City and recorded her Cuarteto No. 1. Her music has also been recorded by the Trio Neos (Music of Women Composers of the Americas, Quindecim Records, 2000), and by soprano Encarnación Vázquez and pianist Alberto Cruzprieto (Canciones de Luna, Euram Records, 1999). In 1998 -99 Derbez was awarded a grant from the Foundation for Culture and the Arts (FONCA). She currently serves on Composition Faculty of the Superior School of Music of the National Center for the Arts in México City.
BORN 02 SEPTEMBER
Georgina Derbez Roque was born in México City in 1968 where she studied piano with Lea Levine and Marta García Renart. She later entered the Escuela Superior de Música where she studied piano with Ana María Tradatti and composition with Arturo Márquez. Her later work in composition was with Ana Lara. She has participated in composer workshops with composers Franco Donatoni, Theo Loevendie, Roberto Sierra, Javier Alvarez, Hebert Vázquez y Mario Lavista, Cristóbal Halffter, and Mauricio Sotelo, among others.
Her works have been selected for performance in various festivals of new music, including the prestigious Manuel Enríquez Forum of New Music in México City and the Festival of Contemporary Music of León, México. In October of 1999 the Arditti Quartet collaborated with Derbez during their Interpretation and Composition Workshop in the National Center for the Arts in Mexico City and recorded her Cuarteto No. 1. Her music has also been recorded by the Trio Neos (Music of Women Composers of the Americas, Quindecim Records, 2000), and by soprano Encarnación Vázquez and pianist Alberto Cruzprieto (Canciones de Luna, Euram Records, 1999). In 1998 -99 Derbez was awarded a grant from the Foundation for Culture and the Arts (FONCA). She currently serves on Composition Faculty of the Superior School of Music of the National Center for the Arts in México City.
Source: Georgina Derbez Official Website and Hildegard
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Symphonia by Georgina Derbez Roque
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