Alexina Louie

Alexina Louie FRSC, O.C. (* June 30, 1949 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian composer.

Biography

The granddaughter of Chinese immigrants received at the age of seven years of piano lessons with Jean Lyons. She continued teaching continues with Barbara Custance and Frances Marr Adaskin at the University of British Columbia, where she also studied composition with Cortland Hultberg. From 1970 to 1974 she studied at the University of California at San Diego with Pauline Oliveros and Robert Erickson.

In addition, it was from 1971 to 1974 a member of the Women's Ensemble, a group of eight musicians led by Oliveros. She taught piano, music theory and electronic music at Pasadena City College ( 1974-80 ) and at Los Angeles City College ( 1976-80 ) and studied at this time traditional Chinese music.

1980 Louie came back to Canada and settled in Toronto. She devoted herself since that time predominantly of composition, also taught at the Royal Conservatory of Music, York University and the University of Western Ontario. In 1983 she became the founding director of the Esprit Orchestra, where her husband Alex Pauk has worked as musical director and conductor.

Louie has received commissions, inter alia by the CBC, the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Vancouver New Music Society. From 1996 to 2002 she served as composer-in- residence at the Canadian Opera Company, for which she composed the opera The Scarlet Princess. In addition to stage and symphonic works, chamber and piano music was composed by Louie and her husband, conductor Alex Pauk, a number of film scores, including 1998 Don McKellar's Last Night ( Last Night ), which was nominated for a Genie Award ( Best Original Score in 1998) received, and the Five Senses in the following year.

Alexina Louie and Alekx Pauk have two children, Jasmine and Jade.

Awards

In 1986, she appointed the Canadian Music Council for musician of the year; In 1988 and 2000, she was awarded a Juno Award. 1997 she was awarded the University of Calgary, an honorary doctorate. In 2003, Louie the January V. Matejcek Concert Music Award from the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada ( SOCAN ) as the most-played classical composer Canada. Together with her husband Alexina Louie in 2002 was awarded the Louis Applebaum Composers Award.

Alexina Louie was appointed Officer of the Order of Canada in 2005 and since 2006 has been a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

Works

  • Molly for tape, 1972
  • Lotus for five musicians and tape, 1977
  • Lotus II for ten musicians, 1978
  • Pearls for five musicians, 1980
  • Incantation for clarinet and tape, 1980
  • Journal a.k.a. New York Times dance piece for ten musicians, 1980
  • Refuge for accordion, harp and vibraphone, 1981
  • After Images for Two Pianos, 1981
  • Music for Piano, 1982
  • O Magnum Mysterium: In Memoriam Glenn Gould for string orchestra, 1982
  • Music for a Thousand Autumns for orchestra, 1983
  • Songs of Paradise for orchestra, 1983
  • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, 1984
  • Music for a Celebration for Orchestra, 1985
  • Cadenzas for clarinet and percussion, 1985
  • From the Eastern Gate, 1985
  • The Eternal Earth for orchestra, 1986
  • The Ringing Earth for orchestra, 1986
  • Earth Cycles for accordion and tape, 1987
  • Star - Filled Night for piano, 1987
  • Songs of Enchantment for mezzo-soprano and string quartet, 1987
  • Scenes from a Jade Terrace for piano, 1988
  • Music from Night 's Edge for piano and string quartet, 1988
  • Winter Music for Viola and twelve musicians, 1989
  • Love Songs for a Small Planet for choir, 1989
  • Music for Heaven and Earth for orchestra, 1990
  • Thunder Gate for Violin and Orchestra, 1991
  • Bringing the Tiger Down from the Mountain II for Cello and Piano, 1991
  • I Leap through the Sky with Stars for piano, 1991
  • Starlight, Starbright for piano, 1995
  • Shattered Night, Shivering Stars for orchestra, 1997 ( UA)
  • Burnt toast, eight comic mini- operas
  • Toothpaste, comic opera with a libretto by Dan Redican, 2001
  • The Scarlet Princess, opera, 2002 ( UA)
  • String Quartet No.. 2, 2003 ( UA)
  • Infinite Sky with Birds for Orchestra, 2006 ( UA)
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