After completing her studies, she taught music at universities in
Ferrara,
Verona,
Pesaro and
Piacenza. In 1997 she took a position teaching composition at the
Conservatorio di Milano. She married composer Giuseppe Colardo.[2]
Honors and awards
First prize, Guido d’Arezzo Composers Competition (1985)
First prize, composition competition of the European Cultural Foundation (1985)
First prize, composition competition G. Savagnone in Rome (1986)
First Prize, the international composition competition Alpe Adria Giovani in Trieste (1988)
Gold plate, the international Premio Città di Trieste (1995)
Acknowledgment, Okanagan Music Festival for Composers (1983)