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Clara (Cuqui) Nicola (22 March 1926 [1] – 14 July 2017) was a prominent Cuban guitarist and professor. [2]
Academic background
Clara (Cuqui) Nicola studied guitar with her mother Clara Romero de Nicola, a renowned guitarist and founder of the modern Cuban Guitar School, and graduated at the Municipal Conservatory of Havana. [2] [3] She also participated under her mother’s direction in the activities of the “Sociedad Infantil de Bellas Artes”, junior branch of the cultural organization “Pro-Arte Musical.”. [2] [4]
Work
After the Cuban Revolution in 1959, Clara (Cuqui) Nicola collaborated with her brother Isaac Nicola and other guitarists and professors, such as Marta Cuervo, in the implementation of a unified method for all the music schools in Cuba. She made a valuable contribution to the development of a national pedagogic system for the guitar. [3] [5]
Cuqui Nicola worked as a professor at the Escuela Nacional de Instructores de Arte (ENIA). [6] Among her many disciples were the Cuban jazz guitarist Carlos Emilio Morales,[ citation needed] and composer Edesio Alejandro. [2]
She worked also as adviser for TV programs such as “Aficionados en TV” from 1967 to 1968. [7]
Recognitions
“Cubadisco de Honor” Award in 2012 [8]
Death
Cuqui Nicola died on July 14, 2017, after suffering a Cardiac arrest. She was 91. [9] She died on the 20th anniversary of her brother Isaac Nicola's death.
See also
References
- ^ "DCubaMúsica -".
- ^ a b c d Periódico Cubarte. Noticias. Homenaje a Cuqui Nicola. http://www.cubarte.cult.cu/periodico/noticias/61297/61297.html
- ^ a b Giro, Radamés. Leo Brouwer y la guitarra en Cuba. Editorial Letras cubanas. La Habana, Cuba, 1986. P.41-43.
- ^ La Guitarra de Pro-Arte Musical: una herencia identitaria cultural. Irina Pacheco Valera. [1]
- ^ Ramirez, Marta Maria. Cuba: The Cuban Guitar School. SEMlac reports 7. "SEMlac Reports 7". Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
- ^ Cubanosfamosos.com. Olga Díaz Sampera. http://cubanosfamosos.com/olga-d%C3%ADaz-sampera
- ^ El blog de Pedraza Ginori. Mis programas de televisión (1). http://elblogdepedrazaginori.blogspot.com/2013/02/mis-programas-de-television-1.html
- ^ Radio Cadena Habana. Homenaje a grandes de las cuerdas. http://www.cadenahabana.cu/2012/05/22/homenaje-a-grandes-de-las-cuerdas/
- ^ "Fallece Clara Nicola, guitarrista y pedagoga cubana". 14 July 2017.
External links
- Cuba, the Cuban guitar school. Marta María Ramíhttps://web.archive.org/web/20121113135516/ http://www.redsemlac.net/reports/SEMlac/Reports07.htm
- Isaac Nicola. Hijo y padre de la Escuela Cubana de Guitarra. Jesús Dueñas Becerra. http://www.uneac.org.cu/index.php?module=noticias&act=detalle&id=6424