Israeli music educator and composer
Betty Olivero (Hebrew:בטי אוליברו; born 16 May 1954) is an Israeli composer and music educator.
Olivero was born inTel Aviv, Israel to parents Dora Kapon and Eli Olivero. She graduated with a Bachelor in Music from the Rubin Academy of Music atTel Aviv University in 1978, where she studied withIlona Vincze-Kraus for piano andYizhak Sadai andLeon Schidlowsky for composition. She continued her studies atYale University where she studied underJacob Druckman,Bernard Rands andGilbert Amy, and graduated with a Masters in Music in 1981.[1]
She continued her studies inFlorence withLuciano Berio from 1983 to 1986 and began her develop career as a composer in Europe. She married Raffaello Majoni and had two children, and returned to Israel in 2002 to take a position as professor of composition atBar-Ilan University, where she received her tenure in 2008. She was the first female professor of composition at an Israeli institution.[2] In 2004-2008, she served as composer-in-residence at theJerusalem Symphony Orchestra.[2][3]
Olivero's music has been performed internationally by orchestras and ensembles including theBBC Symphony Orchestra, theJuilliard Ensemble, theChicago Symphony Orchestra, theNew York Philharmonic, theLondon Sinfonietta, theIsrael Philharmonic Orchestra, theIsrael Camerata and theArditti Quartet.[4]
- Leonard Bernstein scholarship
- Fromm Music Foundation Award (U.S.A, 1986)
- Koussevitzky Award (USA, 2000)
- Prime Minister's Prize (Israel, 2001)
- Rosenblum Award for the Performing Arts (Israel, 2003)
- Landau Award for the Performing Arts (Israel, 2004)
- ACUM Prize for lifetime achievement (Israel, 2004)[5]
Olivero composes for orchestra, chamber ensemble, solo instrument and voice. Selected works include:
- Instrumental music
- Pan, 5 flutes, 1984, revised, 1988
- Batnun (Double Bass), double bass and chamber orchestra, 1985
- Presenze, 10 instruments, 1986
- Ketarim (Crowns), violin, orchestra, 1989
- Adagio, chamber orchestra, 1990
- Tenuot, orchestra 1990, revised, 1999
- Sofim (Endings), piano, 1991
- Per Viola, viola, 1993
- Mareot (Mirrors), flute, violin, 1994
- Carosello, string orchestra, percussion, children’s chamber orchestra, 1994
- Kavei-avir (A Volo d’Uccello, Air Lines), 10 instruments, 1996
- Der Golem (Suites Nos. 1 and 2), clarinet, string quartet, and clarinet, string orchestra (respectively) 1997–1998
- Mizrach, clarinet, string orchestra, metal wind chimes, 1997
- Kavei-or (Light Lines), orchestra, 1999
- Merkavot (Chariots) orchestra, 1999
- Bashrav, flute, clarinet, trumpet, percussion, piano/celeste, string quartet, 2004
- Neharót Neharót (נהרות, נהרות) for solo viola, accordion, percussion, 2 string orchestras and tape (2006–2007)
- Vocal music
- Cantes Amargos, female voice and chamber orchestra, 1984
- Makamat, 5 Middle-Eastern folk songs for female voice, 9 instruments, 1988
- Behind the Wall, for puppet theatre, Mezzo, 8 instruments, 1989
- Juego de Siempre (The Never-Ending Game), 12 folk songs in Ladino, female voice (alto), chamber orchestra or 7 instruments, 1991, revised 1994
- Bakashot (Supplications), clarinet, choir, orchestra, 1996
- Masken, Soprano, Mezzo, Bariton/narrator, violin, viola, cello, piano, percussion, 1999
- Achot ketana (Little Sister), Soprano, 3 solo violins, string orchestra, clarinet, 2000
- Hosha’anot, soprano, orchestra, 2000, revised 2003
- Serafim (Angels), Soprano, violin, clarinet, cello, piano, 2002
- Zimaar, Soprano, 2 violins, cello, harpsichord, percussion, 2003
- L’Ombra che porta il sogno (The Shadow That Brings Dreams), 2005[4]
Olivero's works have been recorded and issued on CD, including:
- Cantigas Sephardies, Folkways Records, 1985
- Makamat, CD- Ricordi, 1989
- Juego de Siempre, Beth Hatefutsoth Museum, Tel Aviv, 1991
- Shtiler, Shtiler; Mode ani for Clarinet, Mezzo-Soprano and mixed choir, Pläne 1995
- Bakashot, Koch-Schwann, 1996
- Der Golem: Suite No. 1, and Der Golem: 6 Yidishe Lieder un Tantz for Clarinet and String Quartet, Pläne 1997
- Mizrach, Pläne, 1998
- Achot ketana, Angel, 2001
- Sofim, (Israeli Music Center, ACUM), 2003[4]
- In the Mediterranean Mode: Israeli Women Composers - Dr Ronit Seter discusses Israeli women composers (Shulamit Ran, Betty Olivero andChaya Czernowin). Lecture at the Library of Congress, Washington DC, recorded June 3, 2012.Full transcript also available
- Ronit Seter, "Betty Olivero".Grove Music Online. Retrieved 22 Apr. 2024, fromhttps://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000042337
- Bibliography on Betty Olivero, in Ronit Seter, "Israeli Art Music", on Oxford Bibliographies (accessed 23 March, 2024)
- Ronit Seter, "Betty Olivero". In theShalvi/Hyman Enclopedia of Jewish Music.
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