Alicia Terzian

Alicia Terzian (born 1 July 1934) is an Argentine conductor, musicologist and composer of Armenian descent.

Biography Alicia Terzian was born in Córdoba, Argentina. She studied at the National Conservatory of Buenos Aires under Alberto Ginastera, Gilardo Gilardi, Roberto García Morillo and Floro Ugarte. She received a degree in piano in 1954 and a degree in composition in 1958. In 1962 she continued her studies in electronic music and medieval Armenian church music with Father Leoncio Dayan at the Mekhitarist Monastery of San Lazzaro degli Armeni, Venice.

After completing her studies, Terzian taught music in Argentina at the National Conservatory, the Municipal Conservatory of Buenos Aires, the Universidad Nacional de La Plata and at the Art Institute of the Teatro Colón. She founded the Fundación Encuentros Internacionales de Música Contemporánea (EIMC) festival in 1968 and the Grupo Encuentros in 1979. Terzian has served as a member of the Music Council of UNESCO, is Vice President of the International Women's Council of UNESCO, Vice-President of the Argentine Composers Association, general secretary of the Argentine Society for Musicology, founder of the Latin-American Music Council.

Honors and awards First Prize, Municipality of Buenos Aires City (1964) Francisco Solano Award (1968) Argentine Outstanding Young Musicians Prize (1970) National Fund for the Arts Prize (1970) First National Prize of Music (1982) Gomidas International Prize (1983) Academic Palms Medal, Government of France Saint Sahak and Saint Mesrop Medals from Pope Vasken I of the Armenian Church (1992) Alberto de Castilla Medal of Colombia (1994) Mozart Medal, International Music Council (1995) Libro de Canciones de Lorca, voice and piano 1. Tres retratos, 1954 2. Canciones para niños, 1956 Tres piezas, op.5, string quartet, 1955 1. Canción del atardecer 2. Pastoral con variaciones 3. Danza rústica Concierto for orchestra and violin, 1954 Movimiento Sinfónico, 1956 Primera Sinfonía, 1957 Oración de Jimena aria for soprano and orchestra, 1957 Escena lírica for soprano, tenor, bass and orchestra, 1957 Recitativo Dramático del Mensajero for bass and orchestra, 1957 Tres Madrigales for women's choir a cappella, 1958 Cantata de la tarde, 1958 Introducción y cantico de primavera, 1958 Movimientos contrastantes, 1964 Hacia la luz, ballet, 1965 Padre Nuestro y Ave Maria for mixed choir a cappella, 1966 Movimientos, ballet, 1968 Correspondencias, 1969 Proâgon, violin and chamber orchestra, 1969–70 Carmen Criaturalisfor horn, vibraphone, cymbal and orchestra 1969-72 Akhtamar, ballet, 1979 El Dr. Brecht in the Colon Theatre, Music Theatre, 1981 Y Cuya luz como la profunda oscuridad it for chamber orchestra, 1982 Bertoldt Brecht at the Salón Dorado, musical theater, 1982–83 Juana, Reina de Castilla y Aragón, hija de los Reyes Católicos, ballet, 1983 Off The Edge ... for baritone solo, string orchestra and tam-tam, 1992–93 Ode to Vahan for piano and tape, 1996 Les yeux fertiles for mezzo-soprano, chamber orchestra and percussion, 1998