Cristina Spinei facts for kids
Cristina Spinei (born February 29, 1984) is an American composer. She lives in Nashville. She is well known for writing music for ballet. Important groups like the Nashville Ballet, the New York Choreographic Institute, and the Pacific Northwest Ballet have asked her to create music for their performances.
Her Life and Music
Cristina Spinei was born in Connecticut. She started playing the piano when she was 9 years old. She went to the Juilliard School, a very famous music school. There, she earned both her bachelor's and master's degrees. She studied with a well-known composer named Christopher Rouse.
A Grammy award-winning composer, José Serebrier, once called her "one of the most talented young composers in America." Cristina has received many awards for her music. These include grants from the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism and the American Music Center. She also won awards from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts.
Cristina's ballets and other musical pieces have been performed all over the United States and in other countries. She also performs her own music. For example, she performed with the Nashville Ballet in 2017, 2018, and 2020.
She helped start a group called Blind Ear Music. This group is based in New York. They mix new music with cool new technology. Blind Ear Music has been shown at the World Technology Awards. They were also featured on YouTube's "Spotlight on Music." The BBC's World Today show even called Blind Ear "the future of music."
Cristina Spinei released her first album in 2016. It was called Music for Dance (Toccata Classics). A music critic named Dean Frey said the album had a "strong lyrical streak." He also said it had an "open, folk-like feeling and a dollop of pop."
Her newest album is called Ex Voto. She performed songs from this album in February 2020. This performance took place at a new music venue called National Sawdust in Brooklyn.
Besides her own albums, Cristina's music is on other recordings. It can be heard on the first album by Trio Celeste. Her music is also on the album Adagio by St. Michel Strings. That album was even nominated for a Latin Grammy Award.
Her Main Works
- Music for Dance (Toccata Classics) (released in 2016)
- Ex Voto (released in 2020)
