Monic Gabrielle Cecconi-Botella (born 30 September 1936) is a French pianist, music educator and composer.
She was born in Courbevoie and studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Maurice Duruflé, Jean Rivier and Henri Dutilleux. After completing her studies, she worked as professor of music theory at the Conservatoire of Aubervilliers. In 1983, she became a professor of music analysis at the Paris Conservatoire. [1] [2]
In 1966, Cecconi-Botella won a First at the Prix de Rome. [3] Her opera Noctuaile won a Grand Prix du Disque. In 2008, she founded the Festival Seasons of the Voice in Gordes, Provence. [4]
Cecconi-Botella explores multi-media arts in her compositions. Selected works include:
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