Jump to content

Vicente Bianchi

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vicente Bianchi
Bianchi in 2012
Bianchi in 2012
Background information
Birth nameVicente Bianchi Alarcón
BornJanuary 27, 1920
Ñuñoa, Chile
OriginChile
DiedSeptember 24, 2018(2018-09-24) (aged 98)
La Reina, Chile
Occupation(s)Composer, pianist, conductor
Years active1930–2018

Vicente Bianchi Alarcón (January 27, 1920 – September 24, 2018) was a Chilean composer, pianist, conductor, and orchestra and choir director. He received the Premio Nacional de Artes Musicales de Chile in 2016. He is remembered for composing music to accompany the poems of Pablo Neruda, and for his liturgical music, including the Chilean Mass (composed in 1964) and the Te Deum (1970–2000).[1][2][3][4]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Vicente Bianchi". Musicapopular.cl. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "Muere Vicente Bianchi, Premio Nacional de Artes Musicales, a los 98 años". EMOL. September 24, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "Vicente Bianchi Alarcón (1920-2018)". Memoria Chilena. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  4. ^ "Vicente Bianchi Alarcón, una biografía musical y las implicancias de haber obtenido el Premio Nacional de Artes Musicales 2016". Retrieved September 29, 2018.