Background
PALMA, Athos was born on June 7, 1891 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
PALMA, Athos was born on June 7, 1891 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Educated in music in Buenos Aires, Paris and Genoa. Also studied medicine.
Vice-president, board of directors, Teatro Colón, 1932, 1943, interventor in 1933, director general, until 1936. Council member, national fine arts bureau, 1933-1937. Professor, of composition and pedagogy, Conservatorio Nacional de Música y Arte Escénico, since 1942.
Inspector general of music, national edn. board, since 1942. Honorary president, folklore commission of national edn. board, since 1945. S.José Palma and Ana Hoffmann.
Member: Society Nacional de Música (ex-president), Asociación Wagneriana, Asociación Argentina de Compositores (president).