Ana Lara (born 30 November 1959) is a

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composer.

Life

Ana Lara was born in

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and studied at the National Conservatory of Music with

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and

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and later with . She continued her studies at the

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Academy of Music with and Wlodzimierz Kotonski. She also studied ethnomusicology at the

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, graduating with a Master of Arts degree. After completing her studies, Lara worked as a composer and music producer. In 1989 she began producing a Mexico City University Radio (Radio

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) contemporary music program, and in 2000 she was nominated as Best Classical Album Producer at the

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. She founded and served as artistic director of Mexico's International Festival Música y Escena, and served as artistic director of the Puebla Instrumenta Verano 2004 summer courses. She also teaches music and seminars on Latin American and twentieth century music.

Works

Selected works include: *1996 ''Y la marcha de la humanidad?'' for stage. Choreography by Alicia Sánchez *1998 ''Más allá'' for stage *1999 ''Viejas Historias'' for stage. Choreography by Rossana Filomarino *2000 ''Celebraciones'' for stage. Choreography by Rossana Filomarino *2002 ''Elles'' for stage. Choreography by Luoise Bédard *1997 ''Requiem'', for choir a cappella *1986 ''Two etudes'', piano *1990 ''Saga'', harp *1992 ''Pegaso'', harpsichord, piano or organ *2006 ''Recuerdos del poeta'', piano *2007 ''Cake walk'' (Caminata de pastelito) *1985 ''In Memoriam'', cello and G flute *1992 ''Vitrales'', viola, cello and doublebass *1992 ''O mar, maré, bateaux'', guitar four hands or two guitars *1998-1999 ''Darkness Visible'', flute, clarinet/Bs clarinet, violin, viola, cello, base, piano and percussion *2000 ''Estudios Rítmicos'', for percussion quartet *2001 ''Vértigos'', trio for c and alto flutes, clarinet and bass clarinet and piano *2005 ''Epitafios y otras muertes'' for baritone and piano *2005 Serenata for wind quintet and string quintet *2006-2007 ''Sagitario, Capricornio, Acuario'' for large ensemble *2007 ''Dylan y las ballenas'', 8 celli and narrator *1989 ''La Víspera'' for orchestra *1990-1991 ''Desasosiego'', mezzo/actress and chamber orchestra *1993-1994 ''Angeles de llama y hielo'', for orchestra *2003-2004 ''Dos visiones'', for orchestra *2006 ''Concerto'' for bassett horn *2007 ''Cuatro habitantes'', for percussion quartet and orchestra *2008-2009 ''Altre Lontananze'', concerto for organ and orchestra *2018 ''Of Bronze and Blaze'' for wind ensemble

References

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