Ingrid Arauco

Biography

Ingrid Arauco began her studies in composition with Robert Hall Lewis while an undergraduate at Goucher College. She received her doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania, where she studied with George Crumb, George Rochberg, Richard Wernick, and C. Jane Wilkinson.  She has received awards or fellowships from the American Guild of Organists, Yaddo, and the MacDowell Colony, and commissions from the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Settlement Music School, and the Kindler Foundation in the Library of Congress.  Her works have been performed by the Colorado Quartet, Network for New Music, and the Atlanta Symphony, among other distinguished musical organizations.  In 1995-96, she was the recipient of an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Delaware Division of the Arts.  Her compositions are published by Theodore Presser Co. and Hinshaw Music, and have been recorded on the Albany, Capstone, and Meyer Media labels.  Ms. Arauco has taught at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and currently teaches at Haverford College.

Education

B.A., Goucher College

M.A. and Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Recordings

Invocation: Solo Piano and Chamber Music, Albany Records, Troy 1249

Envoi, Ritorno, Hommage à Pierrot, and Meditation for solo piano

Fantasy-Quartet for violin, cello, clarinet, and piano

Sonata for cello and piano

Piano Quartet

Hirono Oka, violin; John Koen, cello; Burchard Tang, viola; Paul Demers, clarinet; Charles Abramovic, Matthew Bengtson, Debra Lew Harder, piano

Florescence, Meyer Media MM11016

Florescence for flute and harpsichord

Kimberly Reighley, flute; Tracy Richardson, harpsichord (Mélomanie)

Millennium Crossings, Capstone Records CPS-8734

Triptych for solo piano

Curt Cacioppo, piano

New Music for Oboe, Capstone Records CPS-8706

Jasper for solo oboe

Trio for oboe, violin, and piano

Jonathan Blumenfeld, oboe; Gloria Justen, violin; Curt Cacioppo, piano

Teaching Activities

I teach the full range of courses in music theory and composition, including the introductory theory-musicianship course (Music 110), the three-semester sequence in tonal harmony (Music 203, 204, and 303), and counterpoint (Music 304). I also teach Symphonic Technique and Tradition (Music 265) and the Seminar in Twentieth-Century Theory and Practice (Music 325). Every other year, I offer an introductory course in composition (Music 266) in partnership with our acclaimed ensemble-in-residence, Network for New Music. Students in Music 266 have the opportunity to hear and receive feedback about their works-in-progress throughout the course of the semester. In addition, student compositions are recorded by the Network ensemble at the close of the term. Short videos documenting Network for New Music’s participation in the composition class and in the chamber music program (an innovative pairing of student and professional musicians to rehearse and perform contemporary music) are accessible at the links below.

My Links

• Albany Records
  my solo album Invocation:Solo Piano and Chamber Music
• Meyer Media LLC
  link to Florescence for flute and harpsichord, on the album of the same title, performed by Mélomanie
• Capstone Records
  link to Triptych for solo piano, on the album Millennium Crossings
• Capstone Records
  link to Trio for oboe, violin and piano and Jasper for solo oboe, on the album New Music for Oboe
• Network for New Music
• Mélomanie
• Video: Composition class reading by Network for New Music, Spring 2009
• Video: Composition Class Reading by Network for New Music. Fall 2012
• Video: Network for New Music residency, featuring the Chamber Music program, Spring 2009
  Produced by WHYY-TV; first aired on Friday Arts, July 2011. Segment begins at 20:47.

Courses: Fall 2013, Haverford

Courses: Spring 2014, Haverford