Jocy de Oliveira
Encyclopedia
Jocy de Oliveira is a Brazilian pianist, multimedia artist and composer.
and grew up in São Paulo
, Brazil
. She studied in São Paulo with Joseph Kliass, in Paris
with Marguerite Long
, and in St. Louis with Robert Wykes
. She received a Master of Arts from Washington University in St. Louis.
De Oliveira became a concert pianist as a child, playing internationally with artists including Stravinsky and John Cage
. She married conductor Eleazer de Carvalho but later divorced, and lived in St. Louis, New York City
and Rio de Janeiro
. She is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Music, and is the author of four books.
Her work has been recorded and issued on CD andn DVD, including:
Biography
Jocy de Oliveira was born in CuritibaCuritiba
Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to...
and grew up in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. She studied in São Paulo with Joseph Kliass, in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
with Marguerite Long
Marguerite Long
Marguerite Long was a French pianist and teacher.Marguerite Marie-Charlotte Long was born in Nîmes. She studied with Henri Fissot at the Paris Conservatoire, taking a premier prix in 1891, and privately with Antoine François Marmontel...
, and in St. Louis with Robert Wykes
Robert Wykes
Robert A. Wykes is an American composer of contemporary classical music and flautist.He began studying the flute as a child, then served in World War II...
. She received a Master of Arts from Washington University in St. Louis.
De Oliveira became a concert pianist as a child, playing internationally with artists including Stravinsky and John Cage
John Cage
John Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer, music theorist, writer, philosopher and artist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde...
. She married conductor Eleazer de Carvalho but later divorced, and lived in St. Louis, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
. She is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Music, and is the author of four books.
Honors and awards
- Rockefeller Foundation
- New York Council on the Arts
- Meet the Composer
- Foundation of Art and Culture Vitae (Brazil)
Works
De Oliveira composes mainly electronic and multimedia works for video projects, stage and musical theater. Selected works include:- Polinterações I and II (1970)
- Música no espaço, planetarium event (1982/83)
- Fata Morgana (1987)
- Liturgia Thurs Espaço (1988)
- Inori à prostituta Sagrada (1993)
- Illud Tempus (1994)
- Canto e Raga (1995)
- Cenas de una Trilogia (1999)
- As Malibran (1999/2000)
- Medea, Profecia e Balada (2003)
- Kseni Estrangeira-A (2003/2005)
Her work has been recorded and issued on CD andn DVD, including:
- Catalogue des Oiseaux Olivier MessiaenOlivier MessiaenOlivier Messiaen was a French composer, organist and ornithologist, one of the major composers of the 20th century. His music is rhythmically complex ; harmonically and melodically it is based on modes of limited transposition, which he abstracted from his early compositions and improvisations...
, Jocy de Oliveira piano (Vox) - Vingt Regards Olivier Messiaen, Jocy de Oliveira piano (Vox)
- Inori à prostituta sagrada Rer BJOCD, ASIN:B000O00HFE
- Illud tempus ABM DIGITAL, ASIN:B003ZU8YGE
- As Malibrans (2000) ASIN:B00004UAWV
Books
- O 3 º Mundo (São Paulo, 1959)
- Apague meu spot light (São Paulo, 1961)
- Dias e seus Caminhos Mapas e partituras (1983)
- Inori - a prostituta sagrada (2003)