Tera de Marez Oyens
(b. Velsen, Aug 5, 1932; d. Hilversum, Aug 29, 1996)
Dutch composer. She graduated from the Amsterdam Conservatory in 1953, where she studied piano with Jan Od\u00e9, violin lessons from Jan Henrichs and Camille Jacobs, and studied composition with Felix Hupka. After graduation she studied composition and orchestration privately for two years with Hans Henkemans. In the 1960s she became interested in electronic music and studied with Gottfried M. Koenig at the Institute for Sonology in Utrecht.
From the early 1980s until her death she was involved in the women\u2019s movement in music, often representing Dutch women composers at international congresses. She also performed her own works for piano and conducted amateur and professional choirs and orchestras on an incidental basis. Throughout her life she lectured internationally on music education, group improvisation and the role of women in music, and wrote articles on these subjects.
According to Ellen Overweel; \u201cIn the early sixties – it was practically unheard of for women to have a job, let alone to be working as a composer. Nevertheless, she could not be bothered by the criticism in her social circle and she kept composing till the end. To her, making music in whatever form was a way to express her feelings, and to her there were ‘no differences between \u2018male\u2019 and \u2018female\u2019 compositions\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1975 she made her debut before the Overijssel Philharmonic Orchestra as their first female conductor and in 1977 the music academy of Zwolle appointed her as teacher of contemporary music. Recordings: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Marez Oyens was a versatile composer with an output of over 200 works. Many of her compositions were commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Culture and various broadcasting networks. In 1995 she was commissioned to write Unison for the 50th anniversary of the United Nations. Most compositions of Tera de Marez Oyens have been published by the Dutch music publisher Donemus.
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