Enrico Chapela
b. 1974
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Enrico Chapela is one of the most exciting young talents to emerge from Latin America, with a growing number of international performances and commissions * studied guitar and composition in Mexico City and Paris/St Denis his musical style seeks to fuse different geographic traditions and musical soundworlds, so that contemporary techniques can happily coexist with minimalist, jazz or rock idioms * symphonic poem Ínguesu, a 9-minute musical rendering of the 1999 Mexico vs. Brazil soccer match, has travelled widely since its premiere by the Carlos Chavez Symphony Orchestra in 2003, including a North American tour in 2007 by the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas * successful CD entitled "Antagónica", with Ínguesu, La Mengambrea and Lo nato es neta for rock trio and acoustic quintets
Works by Enrico Chapela include:
Ínguesu (2003) – symphonic poem
La Mengambrea (2002) – saxophone quartet
Lo nato es neta (2001–03) – rock trio and acoustic quintets
Looking Ahead:
current projects include a rock trio concerto for the Dresdner Sinfoniker for premiere in September 2008, a new work for the NYYD Ensemble in Tallinn, and a commission from the Los Angeles Philharmonic for performance in the Green Umbrella new music series in 2009
current projects include a rock trio concerto for the Dresdner Sinfoniker for premiere in September 2008, a new work for the NYYD Ensemble in Tallinn, and a commission from the Los Angeles Philharmonic for performance in the Green Umbrella new music series in 2009
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