Maria Helena Rosas Fernandes
Maria Helena Rosas Fernandes (born 1933) is a Brazilian composer, pianist, musicologist, conductor and music educator. She was born in Brazópolis, a town in Minas Gerais state, and graduated in piano from the Brazilian Conservatory of Music of Guanabara State in piano and from the Superior School of Music Santa Marcelina in composition and conducting. After completing her studies, she worked as a choral conductor and music teacher at conservatories and published research on indigenous Brazilian music.[1][2] Her works have been performed internationally and won awards including the 2006 Nancy Van de Vate International Composition Prize for Opera for Marília de Dirceu.[3]
Works
Selected works include:
- Prelúdio
- Valsa
- Cantilena
- Canto de Maricatu
- ''Marília de Dirceu, opera
Her compositions have been recorded and issued on CD, including:
- Brasileira: Piano Music by Brazilian Women (2003) Centaur Records
References
- ↑ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ↑ Dees, Pamela Youngdahl (2004). A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers: Women born after 1900.
- ↑ "2006 Nancy Van de Vate International Composition Prize for Opera". Retrieved 9 December 2010.