Positions he has held include Titular Professor of both
UFRJ and UNIRIO (where he was the Titular Conductor of the Unirio Orchestra), visiting professor of the
State University of New York at Albany and of the
Universidade Nova de Lisboa. He received grants and scholarship from Capes, CNPq (Brazil), Other Minds,
Fulbright Commission,
Rockefeller Foundation (USA), and Appolon Stiftung (Germany), among others. He is a lifetime member of the Brazilian Music Academy, the highest honoring musical institution in Brazil.
Partial List of Works
5 Cantatas
O Canto do Poeta (1969): Cecília Meireles; soprano, violin, flute, and piano. RJ, 1970.
Cantata dos Mortos (1965): Vinicius de Moraes; baritone, narrator, mixed choir, oboe, bassoon, piano, timpani, and percussion [Sistrum, 1981]. Ouro Preto, 1978.
Cantata de Natal (1978): Holy Bible, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Manuel Bandeira, and Folk *Christmas Cycle of the State of Rio de Janeiro; Soprano, Baritone, Narrator, Mixed Choir, and Symphony Orchestra. Rio de Janeiro, 1978.
Ciclo Lorca (1979): Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Alphonsus de Guimarães Filho, and Murilo Mendes; baritone, clarinet, and String Orchestra. Rio de Janeiro, 1981.
Solo pieces for piano, guitar, flute, clarinet, harp, xylophone
Primeira Sonata para Piano (1966). Rio de Janeiro, 1975.
Segunda Sonata para Piano (1966). Rio de Janeiro, 1966.
Estruturas Sincréticas (1970): piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone, 4 timpani, 4 groups of percussion. Rio de Janeiro, 1972.
Rio/L.A. (1988): Engl. horn, brass quartet, marimba, perc. (1), piano, and electric bass guitar. LA, 1989.
Giga Byte (1994): 14 winds and piano obbligato. Rio de Janeiro, 1994.
Toccata Urbana (1999): Woodwind quartet, piano, and string quintet. New York, 2000.
Seven Pieces for String Orchestra with and without soloists
Concertino para Flauta e Orquestra de Cordas (1968). Rio de Janeiro, 1973.
Concertino para Piano e Orquestra de Cordas (1977): [Sistrum, 1981]. RJ, 1978
Sinfonieta para Fátima (1986): String Orchestra. Rio de Janeiro, 1986.
Pieces for Symphonic Orchestra
Dia de Chuva (1963). Rio de Janeiro, 1964.
Imagem Carioca (1967). Rio de Janeiro, 1969.
Estruturas Sinfônicas (1976). Rio de Janeiro, 1978.
Núcleos (1983). Rio de Janeiro, 1983.
Hayastan (1990). São Paulo, 1993.
Terra Aberta (1997): The Bible and D. Pedro Casaldáliga; soprano and symphonic orchestra. Rio de Janeiro, 1997.
Toccata Sinfônica (2001). São Paulo, 2002
Computer Music
Prisma (1989). Los Angeles, 1989.
There are also 7 Cycles of Songs, some single songs for voice and piano and about 30 a cappella choir pieces
Some CDs with Tacuchian's music
Estruturas/Structures, Tacuchian Anos 70/ Tacuchian in the 1970s (RioArte Digital)
Imagem Carioca: Música para Violão de R. Tacuchian (ABM Digital). Tacuchian's guitar music
Carnaval/Carnival. Music from Brazil and the U.S. (North/South Recordings)
Toccarta Urbana. The North/South Chamber Orchestra (Max Lifchitz, conductor).
Mélange (North/South Recordings)
Cono Sur . Richard Albagli, xylophone
Transparências. Richard Albagli, vibraphone; Max Lifchitz, piano
Tacuchian Piano Music (ABM Digital)
References
^"BRAVO!". South Florida Sun. September 16, 2005. Retrieved 7 January 2011. ...with the musicians and composer and Villa Lobos scholar Ricardo Tacuchian...
Positions he has held include Titular Professor of both
UFRJ and UNIRIO (where he was the Titular Conductor of the Unirio Orchestra), visiting professor of the
State University of New York at Albany and of the
Universidade Nova de Lisboa. He received grants and scholarship from Capes, CNPq (Brazil), Other Minds,
Fulbright Commission,
Rockefeller Foundation (USA), and Appolon Stiftung (Germany), among others. He is a lifetime member of the Brazilian Music Academy, the highest honoring musical institution in Brazil.
Partial List of Works
5 Cantatas
O Canto do Poeta (1969): Cecília Meireles; soprano, violin, flute, and piano. RJ, 1970.
Cantata dos Mortos (1965): Vinicius de Moraes; baritone, narrator, mixed choir, oboe, bassoon, piano, timpani, and percussion [Sistrum, 1981]. Ouro Preto, 1978.
Cantata de Natal (1978): Holy Bible, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Manuel Bandeira, and Folk *Christmas Cycle of the State of Rio de Janeiro; Soprano, Baritone, Narrator, Mixed Choir, and Symphony Orchestra. Rio de Janeiro, 1978.
Ciclo Lorca (1979): Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Alphonsus de Guimarães Filho, and Murilo Mendes; baritone, clarinet, and String Orchestra. Rio de Janeiro, 1981.
Solo pieces for piano, guitar, flute, clarinet, harp, xylophone
Primeira Sonata para Piano (1966). Rio de Janeiro, 1975.
Segunda Sonata para Piano (1966). Rio de Janeiro, 1966.
Estruturas Sincréticas (1970): piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone, 4 timpani, 4 groups of percussion. Rio de Janeiro, 1972.
Rio/L.A. (1988): Engl. horn, brass quartet, marimba, perc. (1), piano, and electric bass guitar. LA, 1989.
Giga Byte (1994): 14 winds and piano obbligato. Rio de Janeiro, 1994.
Toccata Urbana (1999): Woodwind quartet, piano, and string quintet. New York, 2000.
Seven Pieces for String Orchestra with and without soloists
Concertino para Flauta e Orquestra de Cordas (1968). Rio de Janeiro, 1973.
Concertino para Piano e Orquestra de Cordas (1977): [Sistrum, 1981]. RJ, 1978
Sinfonieta para Fátima (1986): String Orchestra. Rio de Janeiro, 1986.
Pieces for Symphonic Orchestra
Dia de Chuva (1963). Rio de Janeiro, 1964.
Imagem Carioca (1967). Rio de Janeiro, 1969.
Estruturas Sinfônicas (1976). Rio de Janeiro, 1978.
Núcleos (1983). Rio de Janeiro, 1983.
Hayastan (1990). São Paulo, 1993.
Terra Aberta (1997): The Bible and D. Pedro Casaldáliga; soprano and symphonic orchestra. Rio de Janeiro, 1997.
Toccata Sinfônica (2001). São Paulo, 2002
Computer Music
Prisma (1989). Los Angeles, 1989.
There are also 7 Cycles of Songs, some single songs for voice and piano and about 30 a cappella choir pieces
Some CDs with Tacuchian's music
Estruturas/Structures, Tacuchian Anos 70/ Tacuchian in the 1970s (RioArte Digital)
Imagem Carioca: Música para Violão de R. Tacuchian (ABM Digital). Tacuchian's guitar music
Carnaval/Carnival. Music from Brazil and the U.S. (North/South Recordings)
Toccarta Urbana. The North/South Chamber Orchestra (Max Lifchitz, conductor).
Mélange (North/South Recordings)
Cono Sur . Richard Albagli, xylophone
Transparências. Richard Albagli, vibraphone; Max Lifchitz, piano
Tacuchian Piano Music (ABM Digital)
References
^"BRAVO!". South Florida Sun. September 16, 2005. Retrieved 7 January 2011. ...with the musicians and composer and Villa Lobos scholar Ricardo Tacuchian...