Maya Badian
Encyclopedia
Maya Badian is a Romania
n-born Canadian composer
, musicologist, and professor
.
, Germany during 1972.
Since 1970, Badian has been a member of the Union of Romanian Composers and Musicologists. She was music director at the Radiophonic Theatre Department of the Romanian Broadcasting Corporation from 1968 to 1972 and a music professor at the George Enescu School of Music in Bucharest between 1973 and 1985.
Emigrating with her family to Canada in 1987, she settled in Montreal. In 1990 she took Canadian citizenship, and moved to Ottawa in 1995. Badian is now a professor of theoretical studies, examiner, proof reader, and exam maker for the Canadian Royal Conservatory of Music Examinations and also a member of the Canadian League of Composers
, and an Associate member with the Canadian Music Centre
.
In 1992, after two years study under André Prévost
, she obtained a Doctorate in Music, Composition Diploma with the highest distinction at the University of Montréal.
She is married to Lucian Badian, a Master in Engineering; Business Manager with the Federal Government of Canada.
Maya Badian has composed works for orchestra; for instrumental and vocal ensembles; for choir; music for instrumental theatre and for multimedia. She has over 120 published compositions, as well as musicology and pedagogy works in the Library and Archives Canada
, the American Library of Congress
, the International Library for Contemporary Music in Paris, and other libraries worldwide.
Her works have been recorded and issued on CD, including:
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n-born Canadian composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, musicologist, and professor
Professor
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.
Biography
Badian began to compose at five years of age, and later attended the Bucharest National University of Music in Bucharest, where she studied with Tiberiu Olah, Aurel Stroe, Zeno Vancea and Tudor Ciortea, graduating with a Master’s degree in Composition in 1968. She continued her studies in orchestral conducting in WeimarWeimar
Weimar is a city in Germany famous for its cultural heritage. It is located in the federal state of Thuringia , north of the Thüringer Wald, east of Erfurt, and southwest of Halle and Leipzig. Its current population is approximately 65,000. The oldest record of the city dates from the year 899...
, Germany during 1972.
Since 1970, Badian has been a member of the Union of Romanian Composers and Musicologists. She was music director at the Radiophonic Theatre Department of the Romanian Broadcasting Corporation from 1968 to 1972 and a music professor at the George Enescu School of Music in Bucharest between 1973 and 1985.
Emigrating with her family to Canada in 1987, she settled in Montreal. In 1990 she took Canadian citizenship, and moved to Ottawa in 1995. Badian is now a professor of theoretical studies, examiner, proof reader, and exam maker for the Canadian Royal Conservatory of Music Examinations and also a member of the Canadian League of Composers
Canadian League of Composers
The Canadian League of Composers is an organization formed in 1951 of Canadian composers primarily interested in raising awareness and acceptance of Canadian music. The activities of the League are overseen and directed by an executive and a National Council...
, and an Associate member with the Canadian Music Centre
Canadian Music Centre
The Canadian Music Centre holds Canada's largest collection of Canadian concert music. The CMC exists to promote the works of its Associate Composers in Canada and around the world....
.
In 1992, after two years study under André Prévost
André Prévost
André Prévost, was a Canadian composer and music educator. He was awarded the Canadian Music Council Medal in 1977 and in 1985 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada...
, she obtained a Doctorate in Music, Composition Diploma with the highest distinction at the University of Montréal.
She is married to Lucian Badian, a Master in Engineering; Business Manager with the Federal Government of Canada.
Maya Badian has composed works for orchestra; for instrumental and vocal ensembles; for choir; music for instrumental theatre and for multimedia. She has over 120 published compositions, as well as musicology and pedagogy works in the Library and Archives Canada
Library and Archives Canada
Library and Archives Canada is a national memory institution dedicated to providing the best possible account of Canadian life through acquiring, preserving and making Canada's documentary heritage accessible for use in the 21st century and beyond...
, the American Library of Congress
Library of Congress
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, the International Library for Contemporary Music in Paris, and other libraries worldwide.
Works
Badian has composed more than 100 works for choir, orchestra, instrumental and vocal ensembles, and also for multimedia. Selected works include:- Canada 125, cantata
- Concerto for guitar
- Concerto for marimba and vibraphone
- Concerto for 4 timbales
- trompette et cordes
- In memoriam, symphony
- Dialogues, for chamber ensemble
- Movimento for wind quintet
Her works have been recorded and issued on CD, including:
- Maya Badian : Orchestral Works by Maya Badian and Romanian National Radio Orchestra (Audio CD - Jan 22, 1999)
External links
- Official website
- Library and Archives Canada
- Library and Archives Canada, Maya Badian fonds, MUS 228
Further reading
- Popovici, Fred. "The Life and The Music of Maya Badian, Biography", Pro Ars Publications, Ottawa, Canada, 2010. ISBN-978-2-921944-53-3