Boston University School of Music Welcomes Composer Gabriela Lena Frank for Three-Day Residency
Boston University School of Music Welcomes Composer Gabriela Lena Frank for Three-Day Residency
Gabriela Lena Frank was named one of the most significant women composers in history by The Washington Post
Currently serving as Composer-in-Residence with the Philadelphia Orchestra, and named one of the most significant women composers in history by The Washington Post (2017), award-winning composer and pianist Gabriela Lena Frank is one of the most celebrated living composers and an advocate for composers of color and young composers who come from disadvantaged economic and educational systems.
Born in Berkeley, California to a mother of mixed Peruvian/Chinese ancestry and a father of Lithuanian/Jewish descent, Gabriela explores her multicultural heritage through her compositions. Inspired by the works of Bela Bartók and Alberto Ginastera, Gabriela has traveled extensively throughout South America in creative exploration. Her music often reflects not only her own personal experience as a multi-racial Latina, but also refract her studies of Latin American cultures, incorporating poetry, mythology, and native musical styles into a western classical framework that is uniquely her own.
In 2020, Gabriela received the prestigious 25th anniversary Heinz Award in the Arts and Humanity category. The award recognized Gabriela for breaking gender, disability, and cultural barriers in the classical music industry, and for her work as an activist on behalf of emerging composers of all demographics and aesthetics. She’s also a winner of a Latin Grammy and holds a Guggenheim Fellowship and a USA Artist Fellowship.
BU School of Music is proud and thrilled to welcome Gabriela Lena Frank to BU for a four-day residency, consisting of masterclasses, lectures, and concerts.
Gabriela Lena Frank Residency at BU
*All events are free and open to the BU community and general public.
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School of Music Celebrates 150 Years!
Gabriela Lena Frank’s residency at Boston University is one of the signature events commemorating the School of Music’s 150th anniversary. Check out the full list of events and join us on April 1 for the Symphony Hall Concert and Reception, which concludes the year-long celebration!