Ana Lara facts for kids

Ana Lara during the premiere of her work Altre Lontananze

Ana Lara (born November 30, 1959) is a talented Mexican composer. A composer is someone who writes music. She has created many different kinds of music, from pieces for orchestras to music for dance shows.

Ana Lara's Life and Education

Ana Lara was born in Mexico City. She loved music from a young age and studied at the National Conservatory of Music. There, she learned from famous teachers like Mario Lavista and Daniel Catán.

Continuing Her Musical Journey

Later, Ana Lara traveled to Warsaw to continue her music studies at the Warsaw Academy of Music. She also studied ethnomusicology at the University of Maryland. Ethnomusicology is the study of music from different cultures around the world. She earned a Master of Arts degree from the university.

Ana Lara's Career in Music

After finishing her studies, Ana Lara became a busy composer and music producer. A music producer helps create and record music. In 1989, she started producing a modern music show for Radio UNAM, a university radio station in Mexico City.

She was even nominated for "Best Classical Album Producer" at the Latin Grammy Awards in 2000. Ana Lara also helped start and lead Mexico's International Festival Música y Escena. She has also taught music and given talks about Latin American music.

Ana Lara's Musical Works

Ana Lara has composed many different types of musical pieces. Here are some of her selected works:

Music for Stage and Dance

Ana Lara has written music for many stage performances, often for dance shows.

• 1996 Y la marcha de la humanidad? (And the March of Humanity?) for stage.
• 1998 Más allá (Beyond) for stage.
• 1999 Viejas Historias (Old Stories) for stage.
• 2000 Celebraciones (Celebrations) for stage.
• 2002 Elles (They) for stage.

Choral and Solo Instrument Music

She has also composed music for choirs and for single instruments.

• 1997 Requiem, for choir without instruments.
• 1986 Two etudes, for piano.
• 1990 Saga, for harp.
• 1992 Pegaso (Pegasus), for harpsichord, piano, or organ.
• 2006 Recuerdos del poeta (Memories of the Poet), for piano.
• 2007 Cake walk (Little Cake Walk).

Chamber Music and Ensembles

Ana Lara has written many pieces for small groups of instruments, known as chamber music.

• 1985 In Memoriam, for cello and G flute.
• 1992 Vitrales (Stained Glass), for viola, cello, and double bass.
• 1992 O mar, maré, bateaux (Oh Sea, Tide, Boats), for two guitars.
• 1998-1999 Darkness Visible, for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, bass, piano, and percussion.
• 2000 Estudios Rítmicos (Rhythmic Studies), for four percussion players.
• 2001 Vértigos (Vertigo), for flutes, clarinets, and piano.
• 2005 Epitafios y otras muertes (Epitaphs and Other Deaths) for baritone singer and piano.
• 2005 Serenata for a group of wind instruments and a group of string instruments.
• 2006-2007 Sagitario, Capricornio, Acuario (Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius) for a large group of musicians.
• 2007 Dylan y las ballenas (Dylan and the Whales), for eight cellos and a narrator.

Orchestral Works

She has also composed grand pieces for full orchestras.

• 1989 La Víspera (The Eve) for orchestra.
• 1990-1991 Desasosiego (Unease), for mezzo-soprano singer and a small orchestra.
• 1993-1994 Angeles de llama y hielo (Angels of Flame and Ice), for orchestra.
• 2003-2004 Dos visiones (Two Visions), for orchestra.
• 2006 Concerto for bassett horn (a type of clarinet).
• 2007 Cuatro habitantes (Four Inhabitants), for four percussion players and orchestra.
• 2008-2009 Altre Lontananze (Other Distances), a concerto for organ and orchestra.
• 2018 Of Bronze and Blaze for wind ensemble (a group of wind instruments).

See also

In Spanish: Ana Lara para niños