Alice Sirooni

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Anahid Alice Sirooni (March 11, 1921 - February 28, 2011) [1] was an American composer [2] and pianist [3] who toured and recorded commercially.

Sirooni was born in New York to Aroose Vartanian and Ardshir Sirooni. [1] She earned a diploma in piano from the Juilliard School [4] in 1939 and a postgraduate diploma in 1942. [5]

Sirooni made her debut as a pianist in a recital at Town Hall in New York City on February 27, 1945. An unattributed review in the New York Times noted that “Miss Sirooni’s audience greeted her playing with enthusiasm.” [6] On March 11, 1951, Sirooni presented the New York premiere of John Haussermann’s Symphonic Preludes at Town Hall, which was also reported in the New York Times. [7]

Sirooni toured throughout the eastern United States and appeared on TV and radio with soprano Ruth Bishop and tenor Bruce Amory as the Amory Bishop Sirooni Trio. [8] She also presented recitals with violinist Herbert Baumel. [9]

In 1952, Sirooni requested an audition with Rudolf Serkin, presumably because of his connection with the Curtis Institute and the Marlboro Music School and Festival. His response is unknown. [10]

Sirooni recorded LPs for Concert Classics, a division of RME whose recording were distributed by Renaissance Records. [11] Her LPs included:

Sirooni contributed exercises on “Finger Independence” and “Repeated Notes” to the collection Technical Control for the Modern Pianist by Albert De Vito. [14] Her works for piano were published by Kenyon Publications, [15] and included:

References

  1. 1 2 Sirooni, Alice. "ancestry.com". Ancestry.com . Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  2. ↑ Chimkovitch, Arthur (2021-01-01). "Compositrices / Women composers / Komponistinnen / Mujeres compositoras born from 1914 to 2005: 2075 names! (and there are even more".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ↑ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN   0-8108-2769-7. OCLC   28889156.
  4. ↑ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). ISBN   978-0-9617485-2-4.
  5. ↑ "Recent Deaths in the Juilliard Community". The Juilliard School. 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  6. ↑ "Alice Sirooni at Town Hall". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  7. ↑ "SIROONI, PIANIST, HEARD; She Presents Local Premiere of 6 Sketches by Haussermann". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  8. ↑ Sirooni, Alice (17 October 1949). "Clearfield Progress". newspaperarchive.com. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  9. ↑ Brooklyn Museum Bulletin. The Museum. 1939.
  10. ↑ "Rudolf Serkin papers, 1908-2003". dla.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  11. 1 2 "Concert Classics". Discogs. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  12. ↑ Musical Courier. 1960.
  13. ↑ Schwann-1, Record & Tape Guide. ABC Schwann Publications. Oct 1983.
  14. ↑ "nuty.pl - Świat nut dla Ciebie - Publikacje: De Vito Albert". nuty.pl. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  15. 1 2 3 Sirooni, Alice (1933). Catalog of Copyright Entries . Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  16. ↑ Clavier. Instrumentalist Company. 1976.
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