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Deaths In August 2017
The following is a list of notable deaths in August 2017. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference. August 2017 1 *Ana-Maria Avram, 55, Romanian composer. * Sir Patrick Bateson, 79, English biologist, Provost of King's College, Cambridge (1987–2003). *Pushpa Mittra Bhargava, 89, Indian scientist, writer, and administrator. * Sir John Blelloch, 86, British civil servant, Permanent Secretary at the Northern Ireland Office (1988–1990). * Jeffrey Brotman, 74, American businessman, co-founder of Costco, heart failure. * Hans Fahsl, 75, German Olympic athlete. *Ian Graham, 93, British Mayanist. *Daniel James III, 71, American Lieutenant General, Director of the Air National Guard (2002-2006), heart failure. *Jaroslav Konečný, 72, Czec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana-Maria Avram
Ana-Maria Avram (1961–2017) was a Romanian composer, pianist, conductor and musicologist. Biography Avram was born in 1961 in Bucharest, Romania.Schell Michael. "Women in (New) Music: Remembering Ana Maria Avram (1961–2017)", Second Inversion, August 15, 2017/ref> She attended the National University of Music Bucharest from 1980 to 1985, after which she studied aesthetics at Sorbonne, Paris."Ana-Maria Avram", web.archive.org, February 23, 2007/ref> She was also the co-director of Hyperion Ensemble with her husband Iancu Dumitrescu, who founded the ensemble in 1976. Avram also took on an administrative role by creating Spectrum XXI festival and was an early member of the Romanian Community of electronic and computer music. She continues to have performances of her works after her death, like Issue Projects Room's "Tombeau for Ana-Maria Avram" concert. Avram died in 2017. Musical style Avram's music synthesized contemporary classical, improvisation, electro-acoustic- and e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |