Miguel del Aguila
COMPOSER“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
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For inquiries: m@migueldelaguila.com
Three-time Grammy nominated American composer Miguel del Aguila was born in Uruguay in 1957. 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 annually, has been hailed as “brilliant and witty” (New York Times), “sonically dazzling” (Los Angeles Times) and “expressive and dramatic” (American Record Guide). Recorded on more than 55 CDs, his music has been performed by over 100 orchestras throughout the Americas and Europe, including the Chicago Symphony and Chicago Philharmonic, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; the Kiev, Odessa, Heidelberg, Royal Liverpool, Buffalo, Louisiana and Ciudad de México Philharmonics; and the Welsh BBC, Toronto, Nashville, Seattle, Albany, San Antonio, Long Beach, Fort Worth, Santa Barbara, Caracas and São Paulo Symphonies, and the Orchestra of the Americas.
Conductors who have performed del Aguila’s works include Leonard Slatkin, 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, Dirk Meyer, and José Arean.
Notable among over a thousand chamber ensembles performing his works are the Sphinx Virtuosi, Windscape, Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, SOLI, New Juilliard Ensemble, Eroica Trio, Philadelphia Chamber Ensemble, Collegium Novum Zürich, Imani Winds, Fifth House, Cuarteto Latinoamericano, and the Pacifica and Verona string quartets.
Festivals performing his music include Aspen, Cabrillo, Chautauqua, Ravinia, Oregon Bach Festival, Minnesota Orchestra Sommerfest, Bregenz Festspiele, Wiener Festwochen, Budapest Spring, Cervantino, and Prague Spring. In addition to his three Latin Grammy nominations, del Aguila has received a Kennedy Center Friedheim Award, a Magnum Opus/Kathryn Gould Award, grants from The Composer New Music USA/Music Alive and the Copland Foundation, and the Lancaster Symphony Composer of the Year award. He has held extensive composer residencies with the Orchestra of the Americas (2020); the Danish Chamber Players/Ensemble Sorstrøm (2021); the Chautauqua Institution Music Festival (2001-2004); and a two-year residency with the New Mexico Symphony provided by a Meet the Composer/Music Alive Award, resulting in the fully staged premiere of his opera Time and Again Barelas (2007). Del Aguila serves as a member of the Barlow Endowment’s Board of Advisors. After graduating from San Francisco Conservatory, del Aguila studied at Vienna’s Universität für Musik. Early premieres in the Musikverein and Konzerthaus were followed by performances in the U.S. in Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall and The Brooklyn Philharmonic conducted by Lukas Foss. Soon after he settled in Southern California in 1992, the Los Angeles Times praised him as “one of the West Coast’s most promising young composers.” After many years in California, where he taught composition and for three years served as music director of the Ojai Camerata, del Aguila moved to Seattle. - www.migueldelaguila.com