Carmelo
Alonso Bernaola was born in Ochandiano, Biscaye, Spain on July 16, 1929. His father was Amado Alonso and his mother
was Rufina Bernaola. He later chose to use his mother's surname, rather than his
father's. When he was 7 years old, he and his family moved to Medina de Pomar
(Burgos), where he received his first musical education. In 1943 he moved to
the city of Burgos, where he studied with professor Blanco and he also played
the clarinet with the local Engineers Academy Band.
In
1951 he obtained a job as clarinetist with the Army Ministry Band and he moved
to Madrid. In Madrid Conservatory he studied counterpoint, fugue and
composition with Massó, Calés Pina and Julio Gómez. In 1953 he got a new job as
clarinetist with the Madrid City Band, but in 1959 he obtained the Prix de Rome
and moved to Italy.
In
Italy he studied composition with Goffredo Petrassi in the Accademia Nazionale
di Santa Cecilia and conducting with Sergiu Celibidache in the Accademia
Chigiana di Siena. In addition, during this period he participated in the
Darmstadt International Summer Courses under the direction of Bruno Maderna and
Olivier Messiaen and there he met Pierre Boulez, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Luigi
Nono and Ramón Barce. In Spain, he completed his studies with André Jolivet and
Alexander Tansman in Santiago de Compostela.
In
1962 he returned to Madrid, where he was harmony teacher at the Madrid
Conservatory and clarinet player with the City Band. He was also a scholar at
Valladolid University.
From
1981 until his retirement he was the director of the Conservatory of
Vitoria-Gasteiz. He died in Madrid, Spain on June 5, 2002, at the age of 72.
BERNAOLA,
Carmelo (aka
Carmelo A. Bernaola) (Carmelo Alonso
Bernaola) [7/16/1929, Ochandiano,
Biscaye, Spain – 6/5/2002, Madrid, Madrid, Spain (cancer)] – composer,
conductor, musician (clarinet), actor.
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