Carmen Luisa Letelier

Carmen Luisa Letelier
Born	Carmen Luisa Letelier Valdés
Nationality	Chilean
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University
Occupation(s)	Singer, teacher
Employer	University of Chile
Parents	Alfonso Letelier [es] (father) Margarita Valdés Subercaseaux (mother)
Relatives	Miguel Letelier [es] (brother)
Awards	National Prize for Musical Arts (2010)

Carmen Luisa Letelier Valdés is a Chilean contralto and voice teacher, the winner of the National Prize for Musical Arts in 2010.

Biography

Carmen Luisa Letelier is the daughter of composer Alfonso Letelier [es] and artist Margarita Valdés Subercaseaux. She and her brother Miguel [es] were influenced by their parents to take an interest in music.

Letelier studied pedagogy at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, where she graduated as a teacher in 1967. In 1979 she obtained her title of superior interpreter in singing at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Chile.[1] There she was a student of Lila Cerda, Elvira Savi [es], Federico Heinlein [es], Clara Oyuela [es], and Hernán Wurth.[2]

Letelier began her career as a teacher in 1969, at the Pontifical Catholic University's Institute of Music. After almost ten years, she moved to the Department of Music and Sonology at the University of Chile. In 1980 she was appointed a full professor at that university.[1]

Throughout her musical career, she has been linked to various institutions. In 1969 she joined the Ensemble of Ancient Music, a group created by Sylvia Soublette and Juana Subercaseaux at the Pontifical Catholic University.[1] She has also collaborated with the Municipal Theatre of Santiago, the Domingo Santa Cruz Cultural and Artistic Extension Center, and the Isidora Zegers Salon of the Faculty of the University of Chile.[3]

In September 2010, she won the Chilean National Prize for Musical Arts, becoming the third member of her family to do so. Her father won the National Art Prize (with a mention in music) in 1968, while her brother received the National Prize for Musical Arts in 2008.[4]

In December 2018 she succeeded Luis Merino Montero as president of the Chilean Academy of Fine Arts [es].[5]

References

1. Merino Montero, Luis (January–June 2012). "Homenaje a Carmen Luisa Letelier Valdés" [Tribute to Carmen Luisa Letelier Valdés]. Revista Musical Chilena (in Spanish) (217): 6–11. Retrieved 13 August 2019 – via CONICYT.
2. "Carmen Luisa Letelier" (in Spanish). Altazor Award. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
3. González, Gabriela. "Prof. Luis Merino: 'Con su trabajo, Carmen Luisa Letelier ha dado vida a la música'" [Prof. Luis Merino: 'With Her Work, Carmen Luisa Letelier Has Brought Music to Life'] (in Spanish). University of Chile. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
4. "Contralto Carmen Luisa Letelier es elegida Premio Nacional de Música" [Contralto Carmen Luisa Letelier is Awarded National Music Prize]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
5. "Carmen Luisa Letelier, presidenta de la Academia de Bellas Artes" [Carmen Luisa Letelier, President of the Academy of Fine Arts]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2019 – via Economía y Negocios.

External links

• Carmen Luisa Letelier Valdés at the University of Chile