Guraieb Kuri, Rosa (1931—)
Guraieb Kuri, Rosa (1931—)
Mexican composer. Born in Matias Romero (Oaxaca), Mexico, on May 20, 1931; has composed many works performed in her native country of Mexico; most of her works have been composed for various chamber ensembles.
Rosa Guraieb Kuri was born in Matias Romero, Mexico, in 1931, into a Lebanese family who had settled in Mexico. She began her musical studies at the age of four, and by eighteen had achieved sufficient musical mastery to become a piano teacher; a year later, she continued her studies of piano, theory, and harmony under Michel Cheskinoff at the National Conservatory in Beirut. Kuri Guraieb then did advanced work at the Conservatory of Mexico under Juan Pablo Moncayo and Salvador Ordones Ochoa. Afterwards, she went to the United States where she studied with Professor Simmonds at the Yale University School of Music, returning to Mexico to study advanced composition techniques with Carlos Chavez at the National Conservatory of Mexico. Guraieb Kuri composed chamber, vocal, and piano works which were performed at music forums and festivals throughout Mexico. Some of her works, including her Second String Quartet, Hommage a Gibran (1982), represent her personal perspective on her Lebanese heritage.
John Haag , Athens, Georgia