Beatriz Lockhart
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Beatriz Lockhart is a Uruguay
an pianist, music educator and composer. She was born in Montevideo
and studied composition at the Montevideo Conservatory and the Latin-American Center for Musical Studies of the Instituto Torcuato di Tella in Buenos Aires
from 1969-70 with Carlos Estrada
and Héctor Tosar.
She took a teaching position in 1974 at the National Conservatory in Caracas
, Venezuela
, then returned to Uruguay in 1998 to teach at the Escuela Universitaria de Música and at the Uscuela Municipal de Música. She is noted as a specialist in contemporary tango.
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an pianist, music educator and composer. She was born in Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
and studied composition at the Montevideo Conservatory and the Latin-American Center for Musical Studies of the Instituto Torcuato di Tella in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
from 1969-70 with Carlos Estrada
Carlos Estrada
Carlos Estrada is a Colombian football forward who played for Colombia in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Millonarios Fútbol Club.-External links:*...
and Héctor Tosar.
She took a teaching position in 1974 at the National Conservatory in Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, then returned to Uruguay in 1998 to teach at the Escuela Universitaria de Música and at the Uscuela Municipal de Música. She is noted as a specialist in contemporary tango.
Works
Selected works include:- Joropo for clarinet quartet
- Montevideo piece Number 3 for orchestra
- Merengue for clarinet quartet