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Carlos SurinachBorn: 1915Died: 1997Nationality: AmericanPublisher: AMPPhoto © F. Plaut
Born on 4 March 1915 in Barcelona, Carlos Surinach was among this century's premiercomposers for the dance. His works combined the fiery imagery of his native Spain withthe technical sophistication of his German musical education. Studies in composition atthe Barcelona Conservatory were followed by advanced work at the DüsseldorfConservatory, the Cologne Hochschule, and Berlin's Prussian Academy as well as atlectureseminars under Strauss. He was conductor of the Barcelona Philharmonic and theorchestra of the Gran Teatro del Liceo before moving to the United States in 1951 wherehe gained renown as both composer and conductor.
In the United States, Surinach's scores were quickly picked up by choreographers anddance companies including Martha Graham and the Joffrey Ballet. Graham included hisAcrobats of God and Embattled Garden in her Edinburgh Festival programs and theJoffrey programmed his Feast of Ashes for their Russian tour in 1963. An impressivebody of orchestral, choral, and chamber music as well as music for the dance is uniquelycolored by Surinach's innate sense of rhythm and melody.
Surinach taught at Carnegie Mellon University and received commissions and grants fromthe Louisville Orchestra, Ricordi, the Rothschild Foundation, Martha Graham, MGMRecords, and many other institutions. He was awarded England's Bax Society Medal forNon Commonwealth Composers in 1966 and the Spanish title of Knight Commander ofthe Order of Isabella I of Castille in 1972.
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