Regina Harris Baiocchi facts for kids
Regina Baiocchi (born July 16, 1956) is an American musician, teacher, composer, and writer. She creates music, writes short stories, and pens poems.
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Regina Baiocchi's Early Life and Education
Regina A. Harris was born in Chicago. She was the third of eight children. From a young age, Regina was surrounded by art. She started playing the guitar when she was nine years old. By the time she was ten, she was already writing her own music!
She learned a lot about music in high school and through church programs. In 1978, she earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Roosevelt University. She continued her studies at other universities, including Illinois Institute of Technology and New York University. In 1995, she earned a Master of Music degree from De Paul University.
Regina married Gregory Baiocchi in 1975. She worked as a composer, writer, poet, and high school teacher. She also worked in public relations, which is about managing how an organization is seen by the public. After 2000, she taught at East-West University.
Awards and Recognitions
Regina Baiocchi has received many special awards for her amazing work. Here are some of them:
- Poets and Patrons Award for Poetry for her poems Teeter Totter and Ghetto Child in the 1980s.
- McDonald's Literary Achievement Award for her story Mama's Will in 1988.
- Illinois Arts Council grant in 1995.
- Chicago Music Association award in 1995.
- Art Institute of Chicago grant for her work Gbeldahoven: No One’s Child in 1997.
- National Endowment for the Arts Regional Artists Program grant for African Hands in 1997.
Her Amazing Music and Writings
Regina Baiocchi has created many different types of musical pieces. Her collection of works includes:
Instrumental Music
- African Hands – a concerto for hand drums and orchestra, 1997
- After the Rain – for soprano saxophone, piano, bass, percussion, and drum kit, 1994
- Autumn Night – for solo alto flute, 1991
- Azuretta – for piano, 2000
- Chassé – for B♭ Clarinet and piano, 1978
- Communion – for marimba, strings, and piano, 1999
- Deborah – for percussion and piano, 1994
- Déjà Vu – for solo piano, 1999
- Doxology – for organ, 2011–12
- Equipoise by Intersection: Two Piano Etudes, 1979/1995
- Feathers, Bowties – for B♭ Clarinet, percussion, cello, and piano, 2009
- Gullah Ghost Dances – for cello, percussion, and piano, 2015
- HB4A – for piano, bass, drums, and saxophone, 2000
- Karibu – for B♭ clarinet, 2007
- Legacy – for piano, 1992
- Liszten, My Husband is Not a Hat – for piano, 1994/2009
- Miles Per Hour – for Bb or C trumpet, 1990
- Muse – for orchestra, 1997
- Orchestral Suite, 1992
- QFX – for brass quintet, 1993
- Realizations – for string quartet, 1979
- Sketches for piano trio, 1992
- Skins – for percussion, 1997
Vocal Music
- Ask Him – for voice, piano, bass, and drums, 1999
- B’Shuv Adonai – for voice, violin, piano, and percussion, 1998
- Belize – for voice, alto sax, and jazz combo, 2001
- Best Friends – for vocal duet and piano, 1993
- Black Voices – for rapper, medium voice, piano, and drums, 1992
- Bwana’s Libation – for African dancers, medium voice, bass, and percussion, 1992
- Crystal Stair – for vocal duet and piano, 1992
- Cycles – vocal duet and piano, 1992
- Dream Weaver – for voice, alto sax, piano, bass, and drums, 1997
