Sonia Bo

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Sonia Bo (born 27 March 1960) is an Italian pianist, conductor and composer.

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Life

Sonia Bo was born in Lecco, Italy, and studied with Renato Dionisi and Azio Corghi at the Milan Conservatory, where she graduated in 1985. In 1988 she continued her studies with Franco Donatoni at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome. [1]

After completing her studies, she taught music at universities in Ferrara, Verona, Pesaro and Piacenza. In 1997 she took a position teaching composition at the Conservatorio di Milano. She married composer Giuseppe Colardo. [2]

Honors and awards

Works

Bo composes orchestral, chamber, choral, vocal, piano, organ, and electroacoustic works. Selected compositions include:

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References

  1. Pendle, Karin (2001). Women and music.
  2. Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN   9780393034875 . Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  3. "Bo, Sonia" . Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  4. International who's who in classical music. Europa Publications Limited. 2007.