Clara (Cuqui) Nicola (22 March 1926[1] – 14 July 2017) was a prominent Cuban guitarist and professor.[2]
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Academic background
Clara (Cuqui) Nicola studied guitar with her mother Clara Romero de Nicola, a renowned guitarist and founder of the modern Cuban Guitar School, and graduated at the Municipal Conservatory of Havana.[2][3] She also participated under her mother’s direction in the activities of the “Sociedad Infantil de Bellas Artes”, junior branch of the cultural organization “Pro-Arte Musical.”.[2][4]
Work
After the Cuban Revolution in 1959, Clara (Cuqui) Nicola collaborated with her brother Isaac Nicola and other guitarists and professors, such as Marta Cuervo, in the implementation of a unified method for all the music schools in Cuba. She made a valuable contribution to the development of a national pedagogic system for the guitar.[3][5]
Cuqui Nicola worked as a professor at the Escuela Nacional de Instructores de Arte (ENIA).[6] Among her many disciples were the Cuban jazz guitarist Carlos Emilio Morales,[citation needed] and composer Edesio Alejandro.[2]
She worked also as adviser for TV programs such as “Aficionados en TV” from 1967 to 1968.[7]
Recognitions
“Cubadisco de Honor” Award in 2012 [8]
Death
Cuqui Nicola died on July 14, 2017, after suffering a Cardiac arrest. She was 91.[9] She died on the 20th anniversary of her brother Isaac Nicola's death.
See also
References
External links
- Cuba, the Cuban guitar school. Marta María Ramíhttps://web.archive.org/web/20121113135516/http://www.redsemlac.net/reports/SEMlac/Reports07.htm
- Isaac Nicola. Hijo y padre de la Escuela Cubana de Guitarra. Jesús Dueñas Becerra.http://www.uneac.org.cu/index.php?module=noticias&act=detalle&id=6424