Adina Izarra

Adina Izarra (* 1959 in Caracas ) is a Venezuelan composer.

Life

Izarra studied in Caracas at the Conservatorio Nacional de Musica Juan José Landaeta and Alfredo Del Mónaco and was until 1989 composition student of Vic Hoyland at the University of York. She teaches at the Universidad Simón Bolívar in Caracas.

It was four times awarded the National Prize for Composition (1984, 1985, 1990 and 1991) and was three times the representative of Venezuela at the International Society of Contemporary Music. From 1999 to 2001 she was a member of the Executive Committee of the Company. In 2002 she became a member of the Colegio de Compositores Latinoamericanos de Música de Arte.

Works

• Oshunmare, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, 1982
• Mira for two pianists and narrator, 1983
• Tejedora de Arpilleras Magicas for symphony orchestra, 1985
• Plumismo for piccolo, 1986
• Pitangus sulphuratus, Concerto for Flute and Strings, 1987
• Vojm for voice and electronics, 1988
• A Traves de algunas Transparencias for Harp, 1989
• Margarita for soprano, flute and Gotarre, 1989
• Silencios for Guitar, 1989
• Reveron for flute, oboe and double bass, 1989
• Querrequerres for two piccolos, 1989
• Desde una ventana con Loros for Guitar, 1989
• A Dos for Flute and Guitar, 1991
• Dos Movimientos para Quinteto for guitar and string quartet, 1991
• Concierto para guitarra, 1991
• Homenaje for chamber orchestra, 1991
• Luvina for bass flute, 1992
• El Amolador for Flute, 1992
• Opening music to the " Trojan Women " by Euripides, 1993
• Carrizos for Flute, 1994
• Folia de España for Guitar, 1995
• Estudio sobre la cadencia Landini for piano, 1996
• Oratorio Profano, 1997
• Retratos de Macondo for Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano, 1997
• Concierto de Arpa, 1997
• Tres cortos for Flute and Guitar, 1998
• Guacaipuro, opera, 2000
• Tres Cortos for Piano and Flute, 2001
• Folías de España for Harp, 2002
• A la Caccia for recorder, theorbo and viola da gamba, 2002
• A la Caccia for string orchestra, 2003
• Conclave for piano, 2003
• Dos Medievales Miniatures for Clarinet and Piano, 2003
• Corto for guitar and string quartet, 2003
• Tercer Aria for oboe, clarinet and bassoon, 2004
• Aria 3c for recorder, guitar and Bayon, 2004
• La Tierra nuestra casa it for string quartet, 2004
• De Visee for theorbo and laptop, 2004
• Vihuela in collaboration with Rubén Riera, for vihuela and electronics, 2005
• Toda mi vida hos amé, video ( with illustrations from El Maestro Luis de Milán ), 2006

• Composer of classical music ( 20th century)
• Composer ( Venezuela)
• University teachers ( Universidad Simón Bolívar )
• Venezuelan
• Born in 1959
• Woman