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Alandia Canipa, Edgar (b. August 12, 1950, Oruro). Bolivian composer, now resident in Italy, of stage, orchestral, chamber, vocal, and electroacoustic works that have been performed throughout Europe and in the Americas; he is also active as a conductor.
Mr. Alandia studied composition at the Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia in Rome, where he earned his diploma in 1977 and advanced diploma in 1980. He also studied conducting there and earned his diploma in 1981.
His honors include First Prize in the V. Bucchi competition (1978, for Pampa) and honorable mention in the I. Carreño competition (1981, for Canto de hoy).
He is also active in other positions. He worked as a pianist with the dancer Maurice Béjart in 1978 and has served as artistic director and principal conductor of the new music ensemble Nuove Forme Sonore in Rome since 1983. As a guest conductor, he has led ensembles and orchestras in Bolivia, Honduras and Italy.
He taught in Potenza in 1980-81, in Pesaro from 1981-86, in Frosinone from 1983-86, in Rome in 1986-87, and in Pescara from 1987-95. He has taught composition at the Conservatorio F. Morlacchi in Perugia since 1995. In addition, he has given seminars in Belgium, Bolivia, Cuba, Italy, and Peru.
He has lived in Italy since 1969.
Edipan, Musicinco and Ricordi publish most of his works.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: edgar.alandia@libero.it
Street address: Mr. Edgar Alandia, via Monte Calcara 2, I - 00060 Castelnuovo di Porto (Rome), Italy
Telephone: + 390 6903 4813
Fax: + 3907 5878 0743
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
STAGE: tu avrai delle stelle...come nessuno ha, mime, soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, string quartet, 1983 (version of vocal work); PERLA...fabula triste (opera da camera), actors, dancers, soprano, baritone, trombone, string quartet, live electronics, 1989; sottili canti...invisibili (azione teatrale), actor-mime, tuba, piano, live electronics, 1995; Oruro 3.607 mt. snm. (musiche...parole...immagini), actor, soprano, trombone, tuba, violin, piano, tape, live electronics, 1999
ORCHESTRAL: Pampa, clarinet, orchestra, 1978; Sajsayhuamàn, 1980; Sonatina concertante, violin, piano, string orchestra, 1982; A wolf in my living room, double bass, string orchestra, 1989 (also version without orchestra); Arie sospese, vibraphone, orchestra, 1990; Paititi, string quartet, orchestra, 1991; ...y sigue la escondida senda, viola, orchestra, 1992; ...como se sueña de la rosa y del viento, 2002
CHAMBER MUSIC: Mutamenti, flute, piano, 1977; Vientos, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 French horns, 1979; Altro, flute, clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, percussion, 1980; Estudio, guitar, 1980; Studio, violin, cello, celesta, 1980; antes, trombone, 1981; Brisa, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 1981; Rumi, cello, piano, 1981; Huayra, guitar, 1982; Phucuy, clarinet, 1982; Rocío, violin, cello, piano, 1982; Arietta, guitar, 1983; memorias, string quartet, tape, live electronics, 1987; ...comme des images, string quartet, 1988; Kjimsa, flute, guitar, viola, 1988; Intermezzi, string quartet, 1989; Paya, flute, guitar, 1989; Soundfences, trombone, live electronics, 1989; Kunata, clarinet, piano, 1990; Undfen, trombone, live electronics, 1990; Guitarreando, 3 guitars, 1991; Khana, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, 1991; Maya, viola, 1991; ...se me ha perdido ayer el canto de las estrellas, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, 1993; A wolf in my living room, double bass, 1994 (version of orchestral work); Mientras, trombone, 1994; ...sottile canto III, tuba, live electronics, 1997; iba por los montes, mientras yo dormía, violin, 1998; ...impalpables, los cantos del alma, violin, 1998; Piccola serenata per due, cello, piano, 1998; como silenciosas gotas de lluvia, caen, double bass, piano, 2003
CHORAL: Canto de hoy, soprano, baritone, mixed chorus, orchestra, 1977
VOCAL: Las espigas, soprano, speaker, celesta, 6 percussion, 1976; Preghiera, soprano, timpani, 1979; Grito!, voice, 1980; Thaya, soprano, flute, trombone, cello, percussion, 1981; tu avrai delle stelle...come nessuno ha, soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, string quartet, 1983 (also version with mime); homenaje, soprano, percussion, 1993 (also versions for voice, 1996; as ...da homenaje, voice, live electronics, 1999); Solo, soprano, tape, 1996
PIANO: ...eyes, 1980; Étiquettes, 1984; ...sottili canti invisibili, 1995
DISCOGRAPHY
Brisa. Quartetto Meridies (Ouverture) (LP)
Phucuy. Jesús Villa Rojo, clarinet (LIM Records) (LP)
Rumi; antes; Étiquettes; Studio; tu avrai delle stelle...come nessuno ha. Edgar Alandia/Nuove Forme Sonore (Edipan) (LP)
Soundfences; Undfen. Giancarlo Schiaffini, trombone (BMG Ricordi)
Intermezzi. Nuove Forme Sonore (Edipan)
...se me ha perdido ayer el canto de las estrellas. Ensemble Civica di Milano (Fonit Cetra)
Grito! M. Blanco, voice (IRCO)
...sottili canti invisibili. Fabio Trippetti, piano (Sintonie)
Paya. De Vero-Fasano (Phoenix Classics)
(Last updated on June 9, 2004)
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