[Tania León]
“THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS
ANNOUNCES NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS AND AWARD WINNERS
New York, April 13, 2010 – The American Academy of Arts and Letters will hold its annual induction and award ceremony in mid-May. J. D. McClatchy, president of the Academy, will conduct the presentation of awards in architecture, art, literature, and music.” “Secretary of the Academy, Rosanna Warren, will induct nine members into the 250-person organization: artists Thomas Nozkowski and Peter Saul and architect Thom Mayne; writers Thomas McGuane, Richard Powers, Francine Prose, and Marilynne Robinson; composers Tania León and Fred Lerdahl.”
“Composer Tania León was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1943. She was educated at Carlos Alfredo Peyrellade Conservatory and New York University. She lives in New York and is a professor at Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music and professor of composition at City University of New York. Ms. León has received commissions from American Composers Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and New World Symphony. Her principal works include the opera Scourge of the Hyacinth and orchestral works, Horizons, and Acana.” [Tania Justina León (b. 1943) has a website, http://www.TaniaLeon.com, and is profiled at AfriClassical.com]
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