Miguel del Águila
CONTACT: m@migueldelaguila.com“fire and spice! There is no mistaking his South American roots and the sheer joy of it is invigorating for the listener” – Jessica Dunnavant, Flutist Quarterly
“a knockout…This piece really grabbed you by the throat and commanded your attention for twelve minutes. By the time we reached the frenzied climax of the piece, we were all ready to spring to our feet and yell, “Bravo” – Lyn Bronson, Peninsula Reviews, Santa Cruz, CA
Miguel del Aguila CONGA for orchestra
Miguel del Aguila CONGA for orchestra
Miguel del Aguila CONGA-LINE IN HELL for chamber orchestra
Miguel del Aguila SALÓN BUENOS AIRES
1. Samba
Miguel del Aguila SALÓN BUENOS AIRES
2. Tango Para Soñar
Miguel del Aguila THE FALL OF CUZCO
Miguel del Aguila THE GIAN GUITAR
Miguel del Aguila LIFE IS A DREAM for string orchestra
Miguel del Aguila TIME AND AGAIN BARELAS – Choral Suite
Miguel del Aguila CARIBEÑA for orchestra
Miguel del Aguila CHAUTAUQUAN SUMMER for orchestra
Miguel del Aguila TOCCATA for orchestra
SOLO INSTRUMENT AND ORCHESTRA
Miguel del Aguila BROKEN RONDO
for English horn and orchestra
Miguel del Aguila CONCIERTO EN TANGO
for cello and orchestra (also versions for Viola and orchestra and String Quartet and orchestra
Miguel del Aguila HEXEN
for bassoon and string orchestra
Miguel del Aguila MALAMBO
for bassoon and string orchestra
Miguel del Aguila CONCIERTO EN TANGO
for cello and orchestra (also versions for Viola and orchestra and String Quartet and orchestra
Miguel del Aguila VIOLIN CONCERTO
for violin and orchestra
Miguel del Aguila CLARINET CONCERTO
for clarinet and string orchestra – Mvt.1
Miguel del Aguila CLARINET CONCERTO
for clarinet and string orchestra – Mvt.2
Miguel del Aguila IT’S SO COLD TONIGHT
for voice and orchestra
For inquiries CONTACT:
m@migueldelaguila.com
Three-time Grammy nominated American composer Miguel del Aguila was born in Uruguay. In over 130 works that combine drama, driving rhythms and nostalgic nods to his South American roots, he has established himself among the most distinctive and highly regarded composers of his generation. His music, which enjoys over 200 performances yearly, has been hailed as “brilliant and witty" (New York Times), “sonically dazzling” (LATimes) and “expressive and dramatic” (American Record Guide).
He is 2021 composer in residence with Danish Chamber Players/Ensemble Storstrøm, after residences with Orchestra of the Americas, New Mexico Symph, Fresh Ink, CTSummerfest, Talis, and Chautauqua. 2021 commissions include works for Cuarteto Latinoamericano, Eroica Trio and Fivebyfive. He was honored with 3 Latin Grammy nominations, Kennedy Center Friedheim Award, New Music USA/Music Alive, Magnum Opus Award, Lancaster Symph. Composer of the Year, and Copland Foundation among others.
His music has international appeal and presence with performances by over 100 orchestras, thousands of ensembles and 51 CD recordings. This list includes Royal Liverpool Phil, Welsh BBC, Norwegian Radio Orch, Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester; Kiev, Odessa, Heidelberg, Mexico, Buffalo and Louisiana philharmonics; Toronto, Nashville, Seattle, Albany, San Antonio, Long Beach, Fort Worth, Santa Barbara, Sarasota, Codarts, Caracas, Puerto Rico and Sao Paulo symphonies. Artists who perform his works include JoAnn Falletta, Giancarlo Guerrero, Marin Alsop, Carlos Miguel Prieto, Lukas Foss, Gerard Schwarz, Jorge Mester, Guillermo Figueroa, David Allan Miller, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Andrew Litton, Eckart Preu and Jose Arean; LA Chamber Orchestra, SphinxVirtuosi, Windscape, PNME, SOLI, Chicago Phil.Ch.Players, MACE, New Juilliard Ens, Philadelphia Ch.Ens, Collegium Novum Zürich, Kammerensemble Classic, Imani, FifthHouse, Invoke, Pacifica, and Verona quartets.
New/upcoming releases of his works include CDs by Norwegian Radio Orch; Louisiana Phil, Augusta Symph, Cuarteto Latinoamericano and Eroica Trio, on Naxos, Albany, Bridge and Centaur. Festival performances include Aspen, Breckenridge, Cabrillo, Ravinia, Oregon Bach Festival, Minnesota Orch.Sommerfest, Saarburg, Music in the Vineyards, Focus! Bregenz Festspiele, Wiener Festwochen Budapest Spring, Cervantino, San Miguel de Allende, Prague Spring.
A sought after guest lecturer, he also serves on Barlow Endowment’s Board of Advisors. He's published by Peermusic, Presser and self-published. After graduating from San Francisco Conservatory he studied at Vienna's Universität für Musik un Darstellende Kunst. Early premieres in Musikverein and Konzerthaus were followed by Carnegie Recital Hall and Lukas Foss/Brooklyn Philharmonic concerts. Soon after his US return LATimes praised him as "one of the West Coast's most promising and enterprising young composers" and San Antonio Express-News as “One of the more intriguing compositional voices to come along in recent years“. He currently lives in Seattle.
2020-2021 performances/collaborations include Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota and Charlotte Symphonies, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Theatro São Pedro orchestra, São Paulo Dance Company, Brazil and Stavanger Symphoniorchestrer, Norway