[Tania León]
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Harvard Arts Beat
March 4th, 2010
Scott Lozier
"Before she could read and write her mother brought her to a conservatory at age four. Tania León found that music was a language for her. It’s how she understands culture and people. As an adult she became a CPA just in case music didn’t work out. It did.
“In March 2005, Ms. León joined forces with Nobel Prize-winner Wole Soyinka, with whom she collaborated on her award-winning opera Scourge of Hyacinths. She’s worked with Jamaica Kincaid, John Ashbery ‘49 and Derek Wolcott. In March 2009, the ballet Inura, with music by Tania León and choreography by Carlos dos Santos was premiered by Dance Brazil at Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Tania León is performing and conducting with the Harvard Wind Ensemble on Saturday 3/6 at 8 pm.”
"The Harvard Wind Ensemble will premier Tania Leon’s 'Cumba Cumbakin,' a composition commissioned in celebration of the 90th Anniversary of the Harvard Band. 'Cumba Cumbakin' incorporates authentic Cuban dance rhythms into more traditional chamber music.' [Tania Justina León (b. 1943) is profiled at AfriClassical.com and has a website at http://www.TaniaLeon.com]
"The Harvard Wind Ensemble will premier Tania Leon’s 'Cumba Cumbakin,' a composition commissioned in celebration of the 90th Anniversary of the Harvard Band. 'Cumba Cumbakin' incorporates authentic Cuban dance rhythms into more traditional chamber music.' [Tania Justina León (b. 1943) is profiled at AfriClassical.com and has a website at http://www.TaniaLeon.com]
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