Marina Adamia

Profile

Lecturer

m.adamia@ed.ac.uk

Qualifications: MA, PhD

• Composition
• Twentieth-century music
• Folk music of the South Caucasus
• Keyboard skills

Marina Adamia was born in Tbilisi in the Republic of Georgia. She studied piano and composition from an early age, initially under the supervision of Nodar Mamisashvili, and then for a period at Tbilisi Conservatoire. She continued her studies at Moscow Conservatoire with Nikolai Sidelnikov and Edison Denisov. While there, she also taught music history and harmony, before graduating with a degree in Music Theory and Composition.

On her return to Georgia, Marina worked at a Tbilisi music college, teaching music theory and harmony. She continued to compose, while also acting as music director of the Akhaltsikhe Drama Theatre, and collaborating with the Rustaveli Theatre.

Marina is a freelance professional composer, and now divides her time between Edinburgh and Tbilisi. Her compositions range from solo pieces to works for full orchestra and have been performed in Georgia, the other republics of the South Caucasus, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Germany.

Professional History:

2003 - :	Department of Music, University of Edinburgh. Lecturer.
1997 - 2003:	Faculty of Music, University of Edinburgh. Part-time tutor in composition.
1994 - 1996:	Faculty of Music, University of Edinburgh. Teaching assistant in composition.
1992 - 1998:	Faculty of Music, University of Edinburgh. Studied for PhD degree in composition with Professor Nigel Osborne.
1983 - 1991:	Faculty of Music Theory, Dimitri Araqishvili College, Tbilisi. Taught music theory, harmony, and aural skills.
1986 - 1988:	Akhaltsikhe Drama Theatre. Director of Music.
1985 - 1986:	Akhaltsikhe Musical School. Taught music theory and aural skills.
1981 - 1983:	Faculty of Music Theory and Composition, Tchaikovsky Conservatoire, Moscow. Taught harmony and music history.
1978 - 1983:	Faculty of Music Theory and Composition, Tchaikovsky Conservatoire, Moscow. Degree in Music Theory and Composition. Studied composition and orchestration with Prof. Nikolai Sidelnikov and Edison Denisov.
1976 - 1978:	Faculty of Composition, Sarajishvili Conservatoire, Tbilisi. Studied composition with Nodar Mamisashvili.
1972 - 1976:	Faculty of Piano and Music Theory, Meliton Balanchivadze Music College, Tbilisi.