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1932
Pianist Hubert de Blanck died.
28 de Noviembre de 1932
He was born in Utrecht, Holland, on June 11th, 1856 and died on November 28th, 1932. He studied in the Consevatory of Liege, Belgium, later he made several concert tours through Europe and America. In 1882 he made his first trip to Cuba; next year he returned to settle, definitively in Cuba. In 1885 he founded the Conservatory named after him, later re-named National. He took part in the Cuban Independence Struggles. Emigrated he contributed, artistically, to patriotic celebrations and collecting funds to struggle. When the war against Spanish colonialism was over, he returned to Cuba. Among his most representative are Capricho cubano, Concerto, Suite, para grupo de cámara, Quintet, for piano and strings, as well Patria, Actea e Icaona, operas, zarzuelas, pieces for singing and piano.
1934
Composer Carlos Fariñas was born.
28 de Noviembre de 1934
He was born in Cienfuegos, on November 28th, 1934 and died in Havana City on July 13th, 2002. After his earliest contacts with music, within his family, he moved to Havana, where he studied with Ardévol, Gramatges and González Mántici. In 1956 Aaron Copland gave lessons to him in the Musical Center of Berkshire, U.S.A. From 1961 to 1963 he studied in the Tchaikovsky Conservatory, in Moscow. Back to Cuba he worked as professor and music adviser.
He was director of the García Caturla Conservatory. He composed Muros, rejas y vitrales for orchestra, Atanos and Tres sones sencillos for piano, Oda a Camilo, Despertar (ballet), Sonata para violín y violonchelo, Cuartetos para cuerda, Tientos (Award at the Biennial of Young Composers od Pariís, 1970), Diálogos, Relieves, Hecho historia (ballet), In Rerum Natura (for chamber). In his compositions he made use of very new elements (and worked) electroacoustic media. He composed music for movies. He was director of the Departament of Music of the José Martí National Library and Chief of the Laboratory of Electroacoustic Music of the Higher Studies Arts Institute (ISA) until his death.
2002
Writer and humourist Enrique Núñez Rodríguez died.
28 de Noviembre de 2002
He was born in May 13, 1933, in Quemado de Güines, Villa Clara province. He studied elementary school in his hometown and high school in Sagua la Grande Institute. He graduated as Doctor in Laws in the University of Havana. He joined the Partido Socialista Popular (People´s Socialist Party) and the Orthodox Party, collaborated in the (underground) Revolutionary Movement July 26 against Fulgencio Batista´s dictatorship. In 1948 he began writing satyrical-political sketches and adventures scripts for radio; also scientific-technical for children and humourstics. In 1949 he premiered his works Cubanos en Miami and La chuchera respetuosa, performed by Rita Montaner. His comedy Gracias Doctor, was awarded with the first mention in the Luis de Soto Award in 1959.
Among his many theatre plays are: \"El bravo\", \"Voy abajo\", \"Dios te salve comisario\", \"Sí, señor juez\" and \"La sirvienta\". He was artistic director of the Jorge Anckerman group too, and wrote short feature film scripts. He also wrote the adventure serials \"Leonardo Moncada\", \"El Mambisito\" and \"Cuando bajen las estrellas\"; sci-tech scripts for childres such as: \"De Copérnico a Gagarin\" and humouristics, being among them: \"Si no fuera por mamá\", \"Conflictos\" and \"San Nicolás del Peladero\". For this labour he won several awards by the Association of Radio and TV Critics. He published stories, poems, folk and humour sketches in Bohemia, Zig-Zag, El Mundo, Siempre, El Sable, and Juventud Rebelde. He presided the publishing staff of Mi Barrio magazine issude by the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR). Among his books are: Yo vendí mi bicicleta, Mi vida al desnudo, Oye como lo cogieron and the essay: Martí y el Humor. He participated in congresses in Europe.
He developed a professional labour in Latin-America, (Nicaragua), and represented Cuba in Mexico in solidarity labour. He delivered lectures in defense of the Cuban Revolution principles in several Spanish provinces. He was Deputy to the National Assembly of the People´s Power; Vice President of the Commission of Education, Science, Culture and Technology. He fullfilled a great labour in the Parliament, outstanding among others, the Public Meeting “Ser Cultos para ser Libres”, hel in Bayamo, as well as the making of the Project of Copyright Law, in process of being putting into effect. National Hero of work of the Republic of Cuba; National Award on Humour, 2001; National Award on Radio, 2002.
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