BENAVENTE, Regina

Born in Buenos Aires, Benavente was the daughter of Manuel José Benavente, with whom she had her first music lessons. She then entered the Conservatorio Nacional Superior de Música, where she studied harmony, counterpoint, piano, and music history. During her career, she has taught harmony and counterpoint at the Conservatorio Nacional Superior de Música and at the Santa Ana Institute in Buenos Aires. As a composer, Benavente has produced a number of works for orchestra; she has also composed for chamber forces, for piano, for voice, and for chorus, and has been active in the realm of electronic music as well.