Clara (Cuqui) Nicola (22 March 1926 [1] – 14 July 2017) was a prominent Cuban guitarist and professor. [2]
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]
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]
“Cubadisco de Honor” Award in 2012 [8]
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.
Clara (Cuqui) Nicola (22 March 1926 [1] – 14 July 2017) was a prominent Cuban guitarist and professor. [2]
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]
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]
“Cubadisco de Honor” Award in 2012 [8]
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.