Clara (Cuqui) Nicola
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Clara (Cuqui) Nicola (22 March 1926[1] – 14 July 2017) was a prominent Cuban guitarist and professor.[2]
Academic background[edit]
Clara (Cuqui) Nicola studied guitar with her mother Clara Romero de Nicola, a renowned guitarist and founder of the modern Cuban Guitar School, and graduated at the Municipal Conservatory of Havana.[2][3] She also participated under her mother’s direction in the activities of the “Sociedad Infantil de Bellas Artes”, junior branch of the cultural organization “Pro-Arte Musical.”.[2][4]
Work[edit]
After the Cuban Revolution in 1959, Clara (Cuqui) Nicola collaborated with her brother Isaac Nicola and other guitarists and professors, such as Marta Cuervo, in the implementation of a unified method for all the music schools in Cuba. She made a valuable contribution to the development of a national pedagogic system for the guitar.[3][5]
Cuqui Nicola worked as a professor at the Escuela Nacional de Instructores de Arte (ENIA).[6] Among her many disciples were the Cuban jazz guitarist Carlos Emilio Morales,[citation needed] and composer Edesio Alejandro.[2]
She worked also as adviser for TV programs such as “Aficionados en TV” from 1967 to 1968.[7]
Recognitions[edit]
“Cubadisco de Honor” Award in 2012 [8]
Death[edit]
Cuqui Nicola died on July 14, 2017, after suffering a Cardiac arrest. She was 91.[9] She died on the 20th anniversary of her brother Isaac Nicola's death.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "DCubaMúsica -".
- ^ a b c d Periódico Cubarte. Noticias. Homenaje a Cuqui Nicola.http://www.cubarte.cult.cu/periodico/noticias/61297/61297.html
- ^ a b Giro, Radamés. Leo Brouwer y la guitarra en Cuba. Editorial Letras cubanas. La Habana, Cuba, 1986. P.41-43.
- ^ La Guitarra de Pro-Arte Musical: una herencia identitaria cultural. Irina Pacheco Valera. [1]
- ^ Ramirez, Marta Maria. Cuba: The Cuban Guitar School. SEMlac reports 7. "SEMlac Reports 7". Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
- ^ Cubanosfamosos.com. Olga Díaz Sampera. http://cubanosfamosos.com/olga-d%C3%ADaz-sampera
- ^ El blog de Pedraza Ginori. Mis programas de televisión (1). http://elblogdepedrazaginori.blogspot.com/2013/02/mis-programas-de-television-1.html
- ^ Radio Cadena Habana. Homenaje a grandes de las cuerdas.http://www.cadenahabana.cu/2012/05/22/homenaje-a-grandes-de-las-cuerdas/
- ^ "Fallece Clara Nicola, guitarrista y pedagoga cubana". 14 July 2017.
External links[edit]
- Cuba, the Cuban guitar school. Marta María Ramíhttps://web.archive.org/web/20121113135516/http://www.redsemlac.net/reports/SEMlac/Reports07.htm
- Isaac Nicola. Hijo y padre de la Escuela Cubana de Guitarra. Jesús Dueñas Becerra.http://www.uneac.org.cu/index.php?module=noticias&act=detalle&id=6424