Alexandra Fol
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Alexandra Fol in Sofia
, Bulgaria
is a Bulgarian-Canadian composer who resides in Montreal
, Canada
.
Fol has composed more than 40 works in different mediums, which have been performed by ensembles such as Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, the orkest de ereprijs, Ossia New Music, the New Fromm players, the thingNY ensemble, the Young Artists Orchestra, McGill University Orchestra, and others.
In 2005 Fol was one of four composers commissioned to write a children’s work for the 70th anniversary of the Montréal Symphony Orchestra
’s Children’s series. "Pegasus", op. 37 was performed throughout the 2005-2006 season and included in an educational CD for children. Important performances of her works include the premiere of her "Two Songs for Voice and Orchestra" by one of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestras in 1994 and the premiere of her Concerto for Violinon a 16 c. Storioni violin by Leonid Iogansen and the Boston University Orchestra in 2001.
Fol teaches composition for the She was a finalist for the 2006 Gaudeamus Prize in composition and a 2007 Tanglewood Music Center
composition fellow, and is recipient of grants by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture among others.
Fol studied composition at Boston University
and the Eastman School of Music
. Her principal teachers include and Robert Morris
.
"One Day God Will Return" for chamber orchestra, 2008
"Requiem no. 2", op. 40, 2006
"Pegasus", op. 37, 2005
Concerti for solo and orchestra:
"A Swan song for the Impossible Love" for Bass clarinet and chamber orchestra, 2004
Viola concerto no. 2, 2002
Violin concerto, 2001
Viola concerto no. 1, 1999
Piano concerto, 1999
Chorus and orchestra:
"Requiem no. 1", op. 19, 2001
Stage:
Incidental music for Macbeth, 2007
"In the name of... a Cantata", 2004
"Cinderella, the fairy tale", 2003
Chamber music
"Sics", 2009
"Happy memories" for violin, 2008
"Be/alls" for percussion, 2008
String quartet no. 2, 2006
Brass Quintet, 2005
"Frenzi" for piano and clarinet, 2003
String quartet no. 1, 1999
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
is a Bulgarian-Canadian composer who resides in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Fol has composed more than 40 works in different mediums, which have been performed by ensembles such as Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, the orkest de ereprijs, Ossia New Music, the New Fromm players, the thingNY ensemble, the Young Artists Orchestra, McGill University Orchestra, and others.
In 2005 Fol was one of four composers commissioned to write a children’s work for the 70th anniversary of the Montréal Symphony Orchestra
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal is a symphony orchestra based in Montréal, Québec, Canada, with Montréal's Place des Arts as its home.-History:...
’s Children’s series. "Pegasus", op. 37 was performed throughout the 2005-2006 season and included in an educational CD for children. Important performances of her works include the premiere of her "Two Songs for Voice and Orchestra" by one of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestras in 1994 and the premiere of her Concerto for Violinon a 16 c. Storioni violin by Leonid Iogansen and the Boston University Orchestra in 2001.
Fol teaches composition for the She was a finalist for the 2006 Gaudeamus Prize in composition and a 2007 Tanglewood Music Center
Tanglewood Music Center
The Tanglewood Music Center is an annual summer music academy in Lenox, Massachusetts, United States, in which emerging professional musicians participate in performances, master classes and workshops designed to provide an intense training and networking experience...
composition fellow, and is recipient of grants by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture among others.
Fol studied composition at Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
and the Eastman School of Music
Eastman School of Music
The Eastman School of Music is a music conservatory located in Rochester, New York. The Eastman School is a professional school within the University of Rochester...
. Her principal teachers include and Robert Morris
Robert Morris (composer)
Robert Morris is an American composer and music theorist.-Work in music theory:As a music theorist, Morris' work has bridged an important gap between the rigorously academic and the highly experimental. Born in Cheltenham, England in 1943, Morris received his musical education at the Eastman...
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Selected works
Orchestra:"One Day God Will Return" for chamber orchestra, 2008
"Requiem no. 2", op. 40, 2006
"Pegasus", op. 37, 2005
Concerti for solo and orchestra:
"A Swan song for the Impossible Love" for Bass clarinet and chamber orchestra, 2004
Viola concerto no. 2, 2002
Violin concerto, 2001
Viola concerto no. 1, 1999
Piano concerto, 1999
Chorus and orchestra:
"Requiem no. 1", op. 19, 2001
Stage:
Incidental music for Macbeth, 2007
"In the name of... a Cantata", 2004
"Cinderella, the fairy tale", 2003
Chamber music
"Sics", 2009
"Happy memories" for violin, 2008
"Be/alls" for percussion, 2008
String quartet no. 2, 2006
Brass Quintet, 2005
"Frenzi" for piano and clarinet, 2003
String quartet no. 1, 1999