Enrico Chapela
b. 1974
Snapshot
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:
Noctámbulos (2008) – Rock trio concerto
ínguesu (2003) – symphonic poem
La Mengambrea (2002) – saxophone quartet
Lo nato es neta (2001–03) – rock trio and acoustic quintets
Looking Ahead: 2013: Commission by the Seattle Symphony to compose a new orchestral piece for their "Sonic Evolution" series; December 2012: Commission by the Carnegie Hall to compose a new chamber piece to be premiered at Caracas, Venezuela, and NYC, USA; June 2012: Commission by the National Center for the Performing Arts (Beijing, China) to compose a new orchestral piece for an environmental concert
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