Who Are Those Composers? ~ Ángel Oliver Pina

Ángel Oliver Pina was born in Moyuela, Zaragoza, Spain on January 2, 1937. his father introduced him to the world of music and he attended the Royal Conservatory of Madrid while at the same time he was an organist in the Church of the University City. He stayed at the conservatory as a teacher beginning in 1965 and won a scholarship that the institution gave to continue training at the Spanish Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. During his Italian stay (1966-1969) he was organist of the Church of Santa María de Montserrat de los Españoles and attended the Accademia Musicale Chigiana (1967) before finally returning to Spain.

After returning to Spain in 1970 he achieved the position of professor at the Guadalajara School of Teaching and was awarded a scholarship by the March Foundation for which he composed several works. In 1973 he participated in the Darmstadt Summer Courses, which he would attend again in 1975. The 1970s and 1980s were his period of greatest productivity as a composer, winning prizes such as the Ciudad de Zaragoza Prize (1976) or the Cristóbal Prize. Halffter (1980). His work shows a predilection for the organ, the instrument in which he had specialized as a student, and an abundant theme in religious motifs and related to Spanish folklore, as well as references to the history of music he taught as a teacher.

This pedagogical interest was constant in his career and remained strongly linked to the teaching of musical. He taught musical courses in Segovia (1980-1986), at the University of Alcalá de Henares (1990) and at the Reina Sofía School of Music (1991-2002). He was also the author of various musical treatises and a member of the jury of various musical awards

Pina died in Madrid, Spain on Aprikl 25, 2005.

PINA, Ángel Oliver[1/2/1937, Moyuela, Zaragoza, Spain – 4/25/2005, Madrid, Madrid, Spain] – composer, musician (organ).
God Forgives... I Don't!* - 1967

A Man, a Colt – 1967 (co) [Oliver Piña Ángel]

*Available on CD