Maya Badian facts for kids
Maya Badian, born on April 18, 1945, in Bucharest, Romania, is a talented Canadian composer, musicologist, and professor. She creates music, studies music history, and teaches others about music.
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Early Life and Education
Starting Young
Maya Badian started composing music when she was just five years old! She later attended the Bucharest National University of Music in Bucharest. There, she studied with famous teachers like Tiberiu Olah and Aurel Stroe. In 1968, she finished her studies in composition.
Learning More About Music
In 1972, Maya Badian continued her studies in Weimar, Germany. She learned how to lead orchestras, which is called orchestral conducting.
A Career in Music
Working in Romania
Since 1970, Maya Badian has been a member of the Union of Romanian Composers and Musicologists. This is a special group for composers and music experts in Romania. From 1968 to 1972, she was the music director for the radio theater department at the Romanian Broadcasting Corporation. She also taught music at the George Enescu School of Music in Bucharest from 1973 to 1985.
Moving to Canada
In 1987, Maya Badian and her family moved to Canada and settled in Montreal. By 1990, she became a Canadian citizen. In 1995, she moved to Ottawa, Ontario.
Teaching and Composing in Canada
Today, Maya Badian is a professor at the Royal Conservatory of Music Examinations. She teaches music theory, helps create music exams, and checks them. She is also part of the Canadian League of Composers and the Canadian Music Centre, which are important groups for composers in Canada. In 1992, she earned a special advanced degree in music composition from the University of Montréal with top honors.
Maya Badian's Music
What She Has Composed
Maya Badian has written over 100 pieces of music. These include works for choirs, orchestras, and groups of instruments and singers. She has also created music for plays that use instruments and for different types of media.
Some of her well-known works include:
- Canada 125, a cantata (a type of vocal music)
- Concerto for guitar
- Concerto for marimba and vibraphone (two types of percussion instruments)
- Concerto for 4 timbales, trompette et cordes (for drums, trumpet, and strings)
- In memoriam, a symphony (a long piece for orchestra)
- Dialogues, for a chamber ensemble (a small group of musicians)
- Movimento for wind quintet (a group of five wind instruments)
Music You Can Hear
Many of her works have been recorded and released on CDs. One example is:
- Maya Badian : Orchestral Works by Maya Badian and Romanian National Radio Orchestra (released in 1999)
