Gotzone Higuera Bilbao

Fotografía de la pianista Gotzone Higueras Bilbao

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Doctor from the University of the Basque Country. She studied at the Conservatories of Bilbao, Barcelona and Gent (Belgium), where she completed a postgraduate degree in the specialties of Musical Pedagogy, Piano and Chamber Music. Her interest in disseminating music leads her to teach musical listening courses to different socio-cultural groups, being responsible – director of the Music Classroom on the Leioa Campus, teacher in the Opera Oberta cycle in coordination with the Liceo de Barcelona, director of the musical courses of the Women’s Area of the Bilbao City Council or coordinator of educational concerts. Among other musical collaborations, she has worked as a musical director, a film coach and as a music broadcaster on the radio.

In the field of her research, her concerns lead her to study pedagogical strategies and diversity, the socio-educational impact of orchestras, the profile of the professional musician or the role of women in musical history. In 2019 she published the album “Argia eta Emakumea” rescuing the music of three Basque composers from the 19th-21st centuries. She also gives conferences and talks and is the author of the chapter “Women and Basque Music” in The History of Basque Music edited by the Center for Basque Studies. University of Nevada in Reno.

As a performer she has been part of various chamber groups, performing more intense work as an accompanying pianist. In 2002 she joined Musikene as a complementary piano teacher by competitive examination, where she teaches undergraduate and master’s courses, and is also the coordinator of the external project for the master’s degree students in interpretation, work that she combines with the coordination and direction of Amadeus Bilbao Musika. of which she is the founder. In the field of pedagogy she has published two accordion methods and has developed different pedagogical material for learning music, sharing her experiences in various conferences and articles.

That is why I am extremely excited to be able to participate in the project that Buztinaga has created to energize the musical life of the wonderful and magical enclave of Baztán in Navarre, where Aita Donostia carried out her most outstanding musicological studies. In a privileged natural environment, being able to share musical moments by organizing concerts, talks, workshops and colloquiums where we coexist with different musical expressions and languages, rescuing our composers and offering emerging musicians the possibility of showing their talent will be a real luxury. We are waiting for you all to share these moments.

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