Celia Torrá (18 September 1889 – 16 December 1962)[1] was an Argentine composer, conductor, and violinist.[2] She was the first woman to conduct an orchestra at the Teatro Colón.[3]
In 1909, she won a National Commission of Fine Arts prize which funded her studies in Europe with Vincent d'Indy, Jenő Hubay, Zoltán Kodály, Paul Le Flem, and César Thomson.[7] She won the Royal Conservatory of Brussels' Grand Prix for violin in 1911. The Entre Rios provincial government gave her a grant to continue her studies in Europe.[8] She remained in France during World War I, where she gave benefit concerts for the Red Cross.[4]
In 1921, Torrá returned to Argentina where she was the first female conductor at the Teatro Colón.[8] In 1930, she founded and directed the Asociación Coral Femenina, which later merged with the Asociación Sinfónica Femenina.[9]
Torrá conducted both groups in over 200 concerts. In 1952, she founded a choir for the employees of Philips Argentina S.A., the first workers choir in Argentina.[4]
Chamber
En Piragua (violin and piano)[10]
Pieces (violin and piano)[8]
Orchestra
Rapsodia entrerriana
Suite en Tres Tiempos[8]
Suite Incaica[8]
Suite y Rapsodia Entrerriana[8]
Tres Piezas para Arcos (string orchestra)[8]
Piano
Sonata[11]
Vocal
"A la patria"[12]
"Abandono (Carmen latino")[12]
"Alborada"[12]
"Atardecer"[8]
"Cacharros y ponchitos"[12]
"Cantar de arriero" (text by Rafael Jijena Sánchez)[12]
"Capillas"[12]
"Changuito (Canción infantil)" (text by Adela Christensen)[12]
Coqueando (women's chorus and piano)[8]
"Crepuscula"r[12]
El aguila (women's chorus and piano)[8]
El arroyo y luna y nieve en huillapina (chorus and orchestra)[8]
"El sauce"[12]
"Himno a la paz"[12]
Himno a la raza (chorus and orchestra)[8]
"Himno del liceo"[12]
"La campana"[12]
"La gallina ponedora"[12]
"La señora semana"[12]
Las campanas (chorus; arrangement of melody by Juan Hidaldo)[8]
"Las palomitas"[12]
"Los amigos" [12]
"Marcha patriótica"[12]
"Mi reloj"[12]
"Milonga del destino" (Text: Fernán Silva Valdés)[12]
O María Virgo (women's chorus and organ)[8]
"Oración a la bandera"[12]
"Otoño"[12]
Pampeana (male chorus)[8]
"Primavera"[12]
"Quisiera eternizarme"[12]
"Seis Coplas"[12]
Tota pulchra (women's chorus and organ)[8]
"Vida, vidita" (Text: Rafael Jijena Sánchez)[12]
"Visión de paz"[12]
References
^Greene, Frank (1985). Composers on Record: An Index to Biographical Information on 14,000 Composers Whose Music Has Been Recorded. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-1816-3.
^Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music: an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.
^"Torrá, Celia". Donne. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
^ a b c"Celia Torrá: la violinista que rompió barreras". miradorprovincial.com. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
^Center, Indiana University, Bloomington Latin American Music; Lorenz, Ricardo; Dirie, Gerardo (1995). Scores and Recordings at the Indiana University Latin American Music Center. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-33273-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Tiemstra, Suzanne Spicer (1992). The Choral Music of Latin America: A Guide to Compositions and Research. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-28208-9.
^Organ and Harpsichord Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog. ABC-CLIO. 1991. ISBN 978-0-313-26802-1.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o pCohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z"Celia Torrá (1884–1962) – Vocal Texts and Translations at the LiederNet Archive". www.lieder.net. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
