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Alexandra Fol (born July 11, 1981) in
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* * * * * * * * * 1981 births Living people Bulgarian classical composers Musicians from Sofia Boston University College of Fine Arts alumni University of Rochester alumni 21st-century classical composers Bulgarian emigrants to Canada Women classical composers 21st-century women composers {{Bulgaria-composer-stub
Alexandra Fol (born July 11, 1981) in Sofia
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, Bulgaria
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is a Bulgarian-Canadian composer who resides in Montreal, Quebec
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, 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.
Fol's works have been performed by the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, the Sofia Philharmonic, the New Score Chamber orchestra, among others. In 2005 she 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 International Composers Award
The Gaudeamus International Composers Award is made by the Gaudeamus Foundation. The prize is awarded yearly, to a young composer at Dutch music concert, ''Gaudeamus Muziekweek''.
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and a 2007 Tanglewood Music Center
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composition fellow, and is recipient of grants by the Canada Council for the Arts
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and the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture among others.
Fol studied composition at Boston University
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, the Eastman School of Music
The Eastman School of Music is the music school of the University of Rochester, a private research university in Rochester, New York. It was established in 1921 by industrialist and philanthropist George Eastman.
It offers Bachelor of Music ...
and McGill University. Her principal teachers include and John Rea.
Fol is currently organist and director of music at St. James United Church in Montréal.
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, 1999Publications
''Beauty and Perfection - an Eternal Artistic Paradox''Arms
References
*Articles by Alexandra Fol
* * * * * * * * * 1981 births Living people Bulgarian classical composers Musicians from Sofia Boston University College of Fine Arts alumni University of Rochester alumni 21st-century classical composers Bulgarian emigrants to Canada Women classical composers 21st-century women composers {{Bulgaria-composer-stub