Hilda Dianda

Hilda Fanny Dianda (born 13 April 1925) is an Argentinian composer, musicologist, music educator and conductor. Early life Hilda Dianda was born in Córdoba, Argentina on 13 April 1925. She began her musical studies in Buenos Aires from 1942-1950 under Honorio Siccardi. She was awarded a fellowship, and began studying conducting under Hermann Scherchen in Venice from 1949-1950. She later moved to France where she was influenced by the “Musical Research Group” (GRMC) of French radio, directed by Pierre Schaeffer. She was invited into a phonology research position with Radio Audizioni Italiane (RAI) along with John Cage, Henri Pousseur, Dieter Schönbach, and André Boucourechliev, where she also began to study electronic music in the Studio di Fonologia, Milan. These studies earned her a fellowship and a Medal of Cultural Merit from the Kranichstein Music Institute. From 1960 to 1962 she participated in the International Courses of New Music in Darmstadt, Germany. Career In 1966 she worked in the Electronic Music Lab at the California State University, Northridge in the United States. after which she moved to Germany until 1976. She toured Latin America and Europe as a conductor. As a