Ada Gentile (born 26 July 1947) is an

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pianist and composer. She has taught at the Rome Conservatory and been artistic director of uovi Spazi Musicali, Rome, Goffredo Petrassi Chamber Orchestra, Rome and the opera house in Ascoli Piceno, and advisor to the Venice Biennale Festival. Her works have been performed internationally, and she was honoured by the Polish Ministry of Culture in 1988 ‘for cultural services’. She was also awarded the Cavaliere al merito of the Italian Republic.

Life

Ada Gentile was born in

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and attended the Conservatorio di St. Cecilia in

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, graduating in piano and composition. She then completed a graduate degree in composition at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia with Goffredo Petrassi. She was successful in international competitions, including Gaudeamus in 1982, ISCM, Budapest in 1986 and Essen in 1995. She has lectured at

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, the

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and the

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in the

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and also widely in

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and

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. She was Deputy Director of St. Cecilia Conservatory from 1999 to 2005, and has been instrumental in organizing a number of music festivals. She was advisor to the Venice Biennale Festival from 1993 to 1997, and was artistic director of Nuovi Spazi Musicali, Rome, Goffredo Petrassi Chamber Orchestra, Rome and the opera house in Ascoli Piceno. From 1978 she taught at the Rome Conservatory. Her works have been performed internationally. Gentile was honoured by the Polish Ministry of Culture in 1988 ‘for cultural services’.

Honors and awards

*Gaudeamus prize 1982 *ISCM Budapest prize 1986 *ISCM Essen prize 1995 *Cavaliere al merito of Italian Republic

Works

Selected works include: *''Adagios'' for string orchestra (1993–94) *''Adagio for a Summer'' for flute and strings (1998) *''Concertante'' for flute, guitar and orchestra (1989) *''Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra'' (1995) *''Concert ("Veni Lumen Cordis")'' for female voice (or B clarinet) and orchestra (1993) *''Criptografia'' (Cryptography) for viola and chamber orchestra (1985) *''Two Episodes'' for organ, orchestra and voice in echo (1988) *''Flighty'' for orchestra (1982) *''Around'' for flute, clarinet and viola (1984) *''Insight'' for 2 violins and viola (1984) *''Perviolasola'' for viola solo (1987) *''Music Scene'' (1996) *''Piccolo concerto'' for chamber orchestra (1995) *''Shading'' for guitar and chamber orchestra (1988) *''Veränderungen'' for symphony orchestra (1976) *''Why Not?'' for orchestra (1985) *''She Begged My Mother'' for orchestra and narrator (2000)

Discography

Gentile maintains an extended discography. Selected recording include: *''La voce contemporanea in Italia, Vol. 2'' - Audio CD (

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, 2006) by Ennio Morricone, Bruno Maderna, Ada Gentile, Carlo Mosso, et al. *''Vittorio Fellegara: Requiem di Madrid, Die Irae, Notturno'' Ada Gentile: Criptografia, Shading - Audio CD by Ada Gentile, Vittorio Fellegara, Giulio Bertola, Lev Martkitz, et al. *''Paesaggi Della Mente'' - Audio CD by Ada Gentile and Manuel Zurria - flute *''Plot in Fiction'' - Audio CD (Aug. 27, 2002) by Enrico Correggia, Luca Francesconi, Giacinto Scelsi, Ada Gentile, et al. *''Musica De Camera'' - Audio CD (Dec. 12, 1995)

References

External links

Official website
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