The Music and Research Archives of Barbara Solís (1931–2010)
Barbara Solís was a Canadian pianist who undertook a lifelong study of Spanish classical music. She was a recitalist, music teacher, researcher, lecturer, dancer and visual artist.
This website makes available the archival material in Ms. Solís’s papers. These materials include her research into aspects of Spanish classical music and Spain’s cultural history. Her research also explores eras of the remote past.
Music
- CD recording of Ms. Solís’s performance of solo classical Spanish repertoire for piano and seven of her arrangements for piano with viola
- Manuscripts of Ms. Solís’s musical arrangements, most for piano with viola
- Concert programs and program notes with accompanying research
Research
- Notes and research for Ms. Solís’s lecture-recitals, workshops and concert programs
- Research papers related to her studies at the University of Ottawa
- Research notes on various historical topics
Writings
- Andalucia: The Culture of Death (book manuscript)
- The Barbara Solís Method of Teaching (manuscript)
Other
- Oil portrait of Barbara Solís
- Sample artwork by Barbara Solís and selected photos
- Eulogy for Barbara Solís’s memorial service in 2010
Ms. Solís’s arrangements of Spanish classical music for piano with viola constitute the principal reason for the creation of this website. These arrangements exist in manuscript only, and many of the scanned images of these files reproduce the copies that Ms. Solís used in performance. Seven of her arrangements for piano and viola are recorded on her CD, The Mystical Music of Andalucia.
Readers are welcome to download copies of Barbara Solís’s musical arrangements and present them in performance. The estate of Barbara Solís retains copyright of materials by Ms. Solís that appear on this website.
This website has been compiled by Ms. Solís’s viola performance partner, Kevin James of Ottawa, Canada, with the generous permission of Barbara Solís’s family.
