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Escalante Chernova, Irina
(b. May 20, 1977, Camagüey). Cuban composer of primarily chamber and
electroacoustic works that have been successfully broadcast and performed
throughout the Americas and in Europe.
Ms. Escalante studied composition with Louis Aguirre, Carlos Fariñas and Roberto Valera. She now studies at the electronic music studio of the Higher Institute of Arts in Cuba.
Among her honors are two First
prizes in Chamber Music at the UNEAC Competition in Santa Clara (1998, for String Quartet No. 1; 2000, for Quartet No.
1) and First Prize in the
International Competition of Electroacoustic Music and Sonic Art (2000, for La primavera del Ángel).
She has participated in numerous festivals, including the Barcelona International Festival of Advanced Music and Multimedia Arts and the International Computer Music Conference in Havana.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail
address: irinovskycu@yahoo.com
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS (dates not available)
ORCHESTRAL: La promesa de los pasos
CHAMBER MUSIC: Quartet No. 1, 4
saxophones; String Quartet No. 1; String
Quartet No. 2; Tres Piezas, violin, piano
VOCAL: Tres Canciones, voice, piano
PIANO: Movimento
ELECTROACOUSTIC: Congas, tape; Liturgias,
tape; Momentum, tape; Mundo Interior, tape (collaboration with
Mónica O’Reilly Viamontes); La primavera del Ángel, tape; Sirarisuira, tape
(Last updated on December 25, 2002)
