Alicia Terzian

Alicia Terzian- was born in Cordoba on July 1st 1934 she is a musicologist and a conductor of American decent. in 1958 Alicia graduated from the national conservatory in Buenos aires and she also won a gold medal in 1959. At the lazzaros monastery , Alicia studied American sacred music with leoncio dayan.while in Argentina and in France Alicia had won many honours and had received many commissions from Argentina,London,new York,Zagreb,Grenoble,Salzburg,France and Buenos Aires. in 1978 Alicia fo. In 1978 she" founded Encountros Internacionales de Música Contemporánea to introduce international audiences to Latin American, and specifically Argentine, avant-garde music; under her direction, the group has participated in about 200 festivals". Alicia is a professor at the national consevatory, here she is a composer and has lectured on contemporary music.


discography

''Stage: Hacia la luz (ballet), 1965 [arr. of orch work, Movimientos contrastantes]; Génesis (ballet), with tape, 1972; Achtamar (ballet), 1979; Bestiela (theatre music, C. de Marigny), 1981; El Dr Brecht en el Teatro Colón (theatre music, A. Castillo), 1981; El otro Judas (theatre music, Castillo), 1981; El enano (theatre music, L. Lagerkvist), 1984 Orch: Vn Conc., 1955; El gris de la noche, str orch, cymbals, 1960–70; Movimientos contrastantes, 1964; Proagon, vn, str, 1969–70; Carmen criaturalis, hn, str, vib, cymbals, 1969–71; Narek, 1v, chbr orch, tape, 1979; Voces, 1v, ens, tape, 1979–82; Y cuya luz es como la profunda oscuridad, chbr orch, M.A. Vidal’s paintings, 1982; Y la luz se oira, chbr orch, 1982; Amores, 1v, ens, 1984–7; Off the Edge, 1v, orch, 1992; Les yeux fertiles, 1v, ens, tape, 1996; Adios a Brahms, 1997 Other inst: Danza criolla, pf, 1954; Elegia, vc, pf, 1954; Toccata, pf, 1954; 3 piezas, str qt, 1955; Canción y danza, gui, 1955; Juegos para Diana, pf, 1956–65; Cuaderno de imágenes, org, 1964; Atmósferas, 2 pf, 1969; Shantiniketan, fl, 1970; Yagua-Ya Yuca, perc, 1992; Frémissements, org, tape, 1996; Oda a Vahan, pf, tape, 1996; Tango Blues, pf, 1999 Vocal (1v, pf, unless otherwise stated): 3 canciones (Byron), 1954; 3 retratos (F. García Lorca), 1954; Canciones para niños (Lorca), 1956; Tristeza (Byron), 1956; 3 madrigales (E. Prados), SSA, 1958; Padre nuestro y Ave Maria, SATB, 1966; Embryo, 1v, va, 1969 Multimedia, el-ac: Atmósferas, tape, 1970; Musidanzavisíon, tape, slides, lasers, sculptures, paintings, improvised dance, 1970; Sinfonía visual en 2 movimientos, tape, slides, 1972; Sinfonía apocalíptica, tape, 1978–80; Canto a mí misma, str, digital delay, digital transposition in real time, sonorous system in hall, 1986 [str, tam-tam, sound transformation, 1993]; Buenos Aires me vas a matar, pf, actors, tape, 1990''

Sources:
Şahan Arzruni. "Terzian, Alicia." Grove Muwasic Online. Oxford Music Online. 10 Mar. 2012 <http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/45163>.