Regina Harris Baiocchi facts for kids

Regina Baiocchi (born Regina A. Harris on July 16, 1956) is an American artist. She is a talented musician, a music teacher, and a composer. Regina Baiocchi also writes short stories and poetry.

About Regina Baiocchi's Life

Regina A. Harris was born in Chicago, Illinois. She was the third of eight children in her family. Her parents were Elgie Harris Jr. and Lanzie Mozelle (Belmont) Harris.

Regina started learning about the arts when she was very young. She began guitar lessons at age nine. By the time she was ten, she was already composing her own music. She studied music in high school and through church programs.

Regina Baiocchi's Education and Career

Regina went to Roosevelt University and earned a Bachelor of Music degree in 1978. She continued her studies at other universities. In 1991, she received a certificate in public relations from New York University. Later, in 1995, she earned a Master of Music degree from De Paul University.

Regina married Gregory Baiocchi on July 12, 1975. She worked as a composer, writer, and poet. She also taught high school students. From 1986 to 1989, she worked as an audio quality control analyst. This job involved checking the sound quality of recordings.

From 1989 to 1994, she was a public relations director. She worked for the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. After the year 2000, she became a lecturer at East-West University.

Awards and Recognitions

Regina Baiocchi has received many awards for her creative work. These awards show how much her music and writing are appreciated.

• She won the Poets and Patrons Award for Poetry in the 1980s. This was for her poems Teeter Totter and Ghetto Child.
• In 1988, she received the McDonald's Literary Achievement Award. This award was for her work called Mama's Will.
• She was given a grant from the Illinois Arts Council in 1995.
• The Chicago Music Association honored her with an award in 1995.
• In 1997, she received a grant from the Art Institute of Chicago. This was for her piece Gbeldahoven: No One’s Child.
• She also received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Artists Program in 1997. This grant supported her work African Hands.

Regina Baiocchi's Creative Works

Regina Baiocchi has created many different types of music and written pieces. Her works include instrumental music and vocal music.

Instrumental Music

Her instrumental music is written for various instruments. Some pieces are for a single instrument, while others are for groups of instruments like orchestras.

• African Hands (1997) is a concerto for hand drums and orchestra. A concerto is a piece of music for a solo instrument with an orchestra.
• After the Rain (1994) is for soprano saxophone, piano, bass, percussion, and drum kit.
• Autumn Night (1991) is a solo piece for alto flute.
• Azuretta (2000) is a piano piece.
• Communion (1999) features marimba, strings, and piano.
• Muse (1997) is a piece written for an entire orchestra.
• Realizations (1979) is for a string quartet, which is a group of four string instruments.

Vocal Music

Regina Baiocchi's vocal music includes songs for singers, sometimes with instruments.

• Ask Him (1999) is for voice, piano, bass, and drums.
• Best Friends (1993) is a duet for two singers with piano.
• Black Voices (1992) features a rapper, a singer, piano, and drums.
• Dream Weaver (1997) is for voice, alto saxophone, piano, bass, and drums.