Alexina Louie Flashcards
(16 cards)
born July 30 in __________________
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
_______ heritage: daughter of _____________
Chinese, second-generation Canadians
Dates
born 1949
Studied piano in childhood with ______________
Jean Lyons
Earned an __________________ from The Royal Conservatory
ARCT Diploma in Piano Performance
Started piano at age __, finished ARCT at age __
7, 17
Started undergraduate studies as a _________ but switched to _______; graduated from _________
psychology major, music, UBC
pursued ___________ in composition at the ___________; main teachers were __________ Erikson and Pauline ________ (year?)
master’s degree, (University of California, San Diego), Robert Oliveros, 1970
Under _________, she was part of the eight-member _________ that performed meditations through exercises in _________ and _________; this influenced her compositional approach.
Pauline Oliveros, Women’s Ensemble, sound, movement
Early college teaching career in _________ (year?)
California, 1974
Returned to _______, settled in ____________ (year?)
Canada, Toronto, 1980
Became founding director of ____________, an ensemble significant for its devotion to ______________ and premieres of new works (year?)
Esprit Orchestra, Canadian composers, 1983
Current focus of career is ___________ but has taught theory and composition at _______________, York University, _______________
composition, The Royal Conservatory, University of Western Ontario
Recipient of numerous awards, including two __________, an honorary __________, SOCAN (_____________) awards, and the _____________
Junos, doctorate, (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada), Order of Canada
Married to composer and conductor ______________, they have ________ daughters.
Alex Pauk, two
Genres
Orchestral, chamber, piano, film scores, operas, vocal, electronic music
