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==Biography==
Alicia Urreta was born in [[Veracruz, Veracruz]]. In 1952 she entered the [[Conservatorio Nacional de Música (Mexico)|Conservatorio Nacional de Música]] in [[Mexico City]], studying harmony with [[Rodolfo Halffter]], and other topics under [[Hernández Moncada]], [[León Mariscal]], and [[Sandor Roth]]. In 1969, she studied with [[Jean-Etienne Marie]] at Schola Cantorum of Paris, France. She also studied piano instruction from [[Alfred Brendel]] and [[Alicia de Larrocha]].<ref>''Latin American Classical Composers:
Urreta established the National Symphony Orchestra (1975), was the general Coordinator of the National Opera Company of INBA. music coordinator of the Casa del Lago, musical performances director of the [[National Autonomous University of Mexico]] and founder of the Camerata of Mexico.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sic.conaculta.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=artista&table_id=2010|title=Urreta Alicia Arroyo|accessdate=27 September 2010}}</ref> In 1984, she had begun organizing musical festivals to promote Mexican and Spanish contemporary music, collaborating with Spanish composer [[Cruz de Castro]]. She premiered her Concerto for Piano and Orchestra with Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional in 1982.<ref>Pulido, Esperanza. "Mexican Women in Music". ''Latin American Music Review'' / ''Revista de Música Latinoamericana'', vol. 4, no. 1, 1983, pp. 120–131</ref> She died in Mexico City in 1987.
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