Monic Cecconi-Botella

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 became a professor of music analysis at the Paris Conservatoire.[1][2]

In 1966 Cecconi-Botella won a First at the Grand Prix de Rome.[3] Her opera Noctuaile won a Grand Prix du Disque French Academy. In 2008 she founded the Festival Seasons of the Voice in Gordes, Provence.[4]

Works

Cecconi-Botella explores multi-media arts in her compositions. Selected works include:

References

  1. Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  2. Boenke, Heidi M. (1988). Flute Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog.
  3. Dees, Pamela Youngdahl (2004). A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers: Women Born after 1900.
  4. "Monic Cecconi-Botella". Retrieved 20 January 2011.

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