Zulema de la Cruz

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Zulema de la Cruz
Birth nameZulema de la Cruz Castillejo
Born (1958-03-09) March 9, 1958 (age 65)
Madrid, Spain
Occupation(s) Composer, musician

Zulema de la Cruz Castillejo (born 9 March 1958) is a Spanish pianist and composer.

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Life

Zulema de la Cruz was born in Madrid and studied at the Madrid Conservatory for piano and composition and Stanford University in California for composition and computer music, with professors including Carmelo Bernaola and Ramón Barce. She continued her studies at the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics at Stanford University with J. Chowning.

After completing her studies, she took a position as professor in Electroacoustic Composition at the Madrid Conservatory in 1988. She has also taught at the Cuenca Conservatory, the Carlos III University of Madrid, and others. She was instrumental in establishing and has served as director of the Research Laboratory for Computer and Electroacoustic Composition (LICEO) at the Madrid Conservatory.

De la Cruz has performed with Sax Ensemble since 1993, and also with Fundación Sax. She has also served as director of music festivals and on boards and advisory committees, including Consejo Nacional de La Música of the Spanish Ministry of Education and Culture. Her works have been performed internationally. [1] [2]

Honors and awards

Works

De la Cruz composes chamber, symphonic and electroacoustic music, both alone and in combination with classical instruments. Selected works include:

Her works have been recorded and issued on media, including:

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References

  1. ↑ Dees, Pamela Youngdahl (2004). A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers: Women born after 1900.
  2. ↑ "Zulema de la Cruz" . Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Women and Spanish Guitar". 10 August 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2010.


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