Ingrid Arauco
Ingrid Arauco began her studies in composition with Robert Hall Lewis while an undergraduate at Goucher College. She subsequently 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 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 State of Delaware. Her compositions are published by Theodore Presser Co. and Hinshaw Music, and are featured on the Capstone releases New Music for Oboe (CPS-8706) and Millennium Crossings (CPS-8734) http://www.capstonerecords.org. Formerly on the faculty of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Ms. Arauco is currently Associate Professor of Music at Haverford College.
COURSES
At Haverford, Arauco teaches 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). She also teaches Symphonic Technique and Tradition (Music 265) and the Seminar in Twentieth-Century Theory and Practice (Music 325). Every other year, she offers an introductory course in composition (Music 266), in which students can experiment with a variety of approaches to harmony, form, notation, and text-setting. The semester culminates in a public performance of student works. In Spring 2005, students can look forward to a reading of their pieces by the acclaimed ensemble Network for New Music.
For additional information on any of the courses listed above, please e-mail iarauco@haverford.edu.