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米格尔·德尔·阿奎拉, 客人的作曲家 Fall 2023
Three-time Grammy nominated American composer 米格尔·德尔·阿奎拉 (photo: Donna Granata) was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. In more than 130 works that couple drama and driving rhythm with nostalgic nods to his South American roots, he has established himself among the most distinctive and highly regarded composers of his generation. 他的音乐, which enjoys over 200 performances yearly, has been hailed as “brilliant and witty “(The New York Times), “sonically dazzling” (LATimes) and “exquisitely imaginative” (Fanfare).
He was 2021 composer in residence with Danish Chamber Players/实体emble Storstrøm, Denmark; following residences with Orchestra of the Americas, 新墨西哥交响乐, and festivals Fresh Ink, CTSummerfest, 塔利斯, 肖陶扩村 and Saint Maló. Recent commissions include works for John Hopkins Center for the Arts, Cuarteto Latinoamericano, 英雄交响曲三, Kalliope, 和Fivebyfive.
Awatds received include 3 Latin Grammy nominations for CD Salón Buenos Aires, for Clocks; and for Concierto en Tango; Kennedy Center Friedheim Award, New 音乐 USA/音乐 Alive, 杰出作品奖, 兰开斯特Symph. Composer of the Year, and Copland Foundation.
His multicultural background gives his music international appeal and presence with performances by over 100 orchestras, thousands of ensembles, 独奏者, and 56 CD recordings. This list includes 芝加哥, 威尔士BBC, 皇家利物浦, Norwegian Radio Orch, Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester, Orchestra of the Americas, Orquesta de Asturias; Kiev, 敖德萨, 海德堡, 墨西哥, Brooklyn; Buffalo, 路易斯安那州, Rhode Island and Sacramento philharmonic orchestras; and 芝加哥, 多伦多, 温尼伯, 埃德蒙顿, 纳什维尔, 西雅图, 芝加哥, 奥尔巴尼, 圣达菲, 圣安东尼奥, 长滩, 维吉尼亚州, 纽瓦克, 奥古斯塔, 沃斯堡, 孟菲斯, 奥马哈, 圣芭芭拉分校, 萨拉索塔, 斯波坎, 肖陶扩村, Codarts, 雷克雅维克, 加拉加斯, 波多黎各, 圣保罗, 墨西哥, Costa Rica and Panama symphonies.
Artists who premiered, recorded or performed his works include: Leonard Slatkin, 乔安Falletta, 吉安卡洛格雷罗州, 马林奥尔索普, 卡洛斯·米格尔·普列托, 卢卡斯自由/开源软件, 杰拉德•施瓦兹, Jorge老爷, 吉尔勒莫菲格罗亚, 大卫·艾伦·米勒, 米格尔Harth-Bedoya, 安德鲁利顿, 籍Preu, 肯Masur, 何塞·路易斯·诺沃, 何塞Arean, and Maximiano Valdés; as well as: LA Chamber Orchestra, 斯芬克斯艺术能手, Windscape, PNME, 独唱, 芝加哥菲尔. Ch. Players, MACE, New Juilliard 实体, Camerata de las Americas, Philadelphia Ch. 实体, Collegium Novum Zürich, Kammerensemble Classic, Imani, FifthHouse, Pentaedre, 加拿大铝业, 阿里安娜, 调用, 帕西菲卡, 维罗纳四重奏, WindSync, 张艺泷, Onix, Manuel Barrueco and Richard Stoltzman.
Recent and upcoming CDs include his Giant Guitar/Norwegian Radio Orch; Broken Rondo/路易斯安那州 Phil; Miami Suite/Nestor Torres; Orchestra Works/奥古斯塔 Symph; Clarinet Piano works/Javier Vinasco; Piano Quintets/Cuarteto Latinoamericano; Barroqueada/英雄交响曲三, 及光碟(附件), 和Q-Arte在纳克索斯, 多里安人, Telarc, 新阿尔比恩, 奥尔巴尼, 半人马和英雄. Recent performances include Eastern 音乐, Minnesota Orchestra Sommerfest, 新汉普郡, Saarburg, 音乐 in the Vineyards, 而言, Foro Internacional de 音乐a Nueva, and Chelsea festivals.
A sought after guest as lecturer, advisor and curator; he serves as Barlow Endowment’s Board of Advisors member, and joined United States Artists Fellowships, Camino de la Fe competition, and Cayambis 音乐 Press judge panels. Master classes/residencies include U.美国密歇根大学.of Illinois, Vanderbilt, Lynn, U.阿肯色,德克萨斯州&M, and Colombia’s Univ. 国家和EAFIT. 他的音乐 is published by Peermusic Classical, Th.Presser and self-published.
After graduating from the San Francisco Conservatory he continued studies at Universität für Musik un Darstellende Kunst and 音乐 and Arts University of Vienna. Early works premiered in Musikverein, Konzerthaus and Bösendorfer halls were hailed by the press as “dancing with incendiary rhythms” with “near to obsessive vitality” (Wiener Zeitung). In 1986 his works were introduced in New York at Carnegie Recital Hall and by 卢卡斯自由/开源软件/Brooklyn Philharmonic. His first CDs released 1989 on KKM, Sony-Austria and 奥尔巴尼 Records.
Soon after his US return LATimes praised him as “one of the West Coast’s most promising young composers.” and 圣安东尼奥 Express-News as “One of the more intriguing compositional voices to come along in recent years“. He currently lives in 西雅图.
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