Miguel del Aguila

COMPOSER

Recordings

“A terrific composer! His Conga-Line in Hell is one of my favorite pieces!
David Stock, composer conductor PNME (Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble)

“This excitement from a young, powerful composer keeps classical music in full motion, even in the 21st century” Dulluth Reader

“The opening section… scarcely prepared the listener for the second half. Here, the music dropped in both tempo and volume to create an incredible atmosphere, almost diametrically opposed to the first. I was absolutely mesmerized by this, so much so that I stopped what I was doing and just listened hard, absorbing it all in. Quite exquisite!” – Lyn Bayley, The Art Music Lounge Online Journal

New Releases

Orchestra music works Miguel del Aguila album CD 2022 Augusta Symphony Orchestra Dirk Meyer conductor Guillermo Figueroa violin Albany The Giant Guitar Salon Buenos Aires The Fall of Cuzco Tensando Violin Concerto

Miguel del Aguila Orchestral Works

Albany Records
Augusta Symphony
Dirk Meyer, conductor
Guillermo Figueroa, violin
Works:
Violin Concerto
The Fall of Cuzco
Tensando
The Giant Guitar
Salon Buenos Aires

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Barroqueada The Eroica Trio Miguel del Aguila  piano trio for violin cello piano 2022 CD chamber instrumental classical latin tango  Erika Nickrenz Sara Parkins Sara Sant’Ambrogio women trio performers US artists composers American grammy nominated

Barroqueada The Eroica Trio Miguel del Aguila

Extreme Tango Productions
The Eroica Trio
Works:
Barroqueada – for piano trio (violin cello and piano)
UPC 085218051556

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Tango Postmoderno Miguel del Aguila Tango Trio Astor Piazzolla Mariano Mores

Tango Postmoderno

2023 release Clarinete Mestizo
Javier Vinasco, Pedro Salcedo, Carlos Betancur
Works:
Tango Trio  – for clarinet, bassoon and piano

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Upcoming Releases

Windsync Miguel del Aguila wind quintets Quinteto Sinfonico Sambeada Blindfold Music Absent Lights

Barroqueada The Eroica Trio Miguel del Aguila

WindSync
Wind Quintet works by Miguel del Aguila
Works:
Quinteto Sinfonico, Sambeada, Blindfold Music, Absent Lights

Miguel del Aguila Piano Quintets Cuarteto Latinoamericano Sally Pinkas CD cover

Miguel del Aguila Piano Quintets

Cuarteto Latinoamericano
Sally Pinkas, piano
Works:
Concierto en Tango – for piano and string quartet
Boliviana – for piano and string quartet
Tamboreño – for piano and string quartet

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2021/2022 Releases

Windsync Quintet All Worlds All Times CD Miguel del Aguila Wind Quintet No.2 Bright Shiny Things Quinteto de Alientos blasserquintett Quintette a vents American Latin woodwinds flute oboe clarinet horn bassoon Aguila

All Worlds, All Times

Bright Shiny Things CD
WindSync Quintet
Work:
Wind Quintet No.2

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Billboard Windsync Miguel del Aguila wind quintet No.2 Billboard charts top 10 classical number 2 place may 2022 all worlds all things Garrett Hudson Emily Tsai Julian Hernandez Anni Hochhalter Kara LaMoure Marc Mellits Ivan Trevino Houston Public Media Charles Mueller Mike Tierney quinteto de alientos blasserquintett Quintett a vents classical contemporary latin hispanic usa chamber music

Windsync's All Worlds, All Times CD makes #2 on Billboard Charts May 2022!

Congratulations WindSync for #2 place on Billboard charts! Amazing CD & fantastic recording on Migueol del Aguila’s Wind Quintet No2

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Canto del Paraiso CD Miguel del Aguila Javier Vinasco clarinet Carlos Betancur piano 2022 Pacific Serenade Milonga Chant from Paradise clarinete y piano music klarinette und klavier musik lateinamerika colombia usa mexico  hispanic modern South American mestizo Argentina chamber music compositores contemporaneos zeitgenössische komponisten compositeurs Vienna Wien

Canto del Paraíso

Clarinete Mestizo CD 2022
Javier Vinasco, clarinet
Carlos Betancur, piano
Works:
Milonga – for clarinet and piano
Pacific Serenade
– for clarinet and piano

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Norwegian Radio Orchestra Miguel Harth-Bedoya conductor Miguel del Aguila Naxos CD The Giant Guitar composer Journeys Orchestral Music from Five Continents Norway Oslo Kringkastingsorkestret KORK NRK Europe 2021 release american music classical contemporary komponist  amerikansk moderne klassisk musikk  latinoamericano latin

Benjamín Harris - Miguel del Aguila Chamber Music for Double Bass

Miguel del Aguila CD
Benjamín Harris, Double Bass
F.L. de Guevara|A.Corona, violin
J Bratos, piano,C.Lamprea, L.Smolkakova

Works:
Malambo – for flute bass and piano
Silence – for bass and piano
Tensando – for violin bass and piano
Presto a Dos – for cello and bass
Luces Ausentes – for flute, violin and bass
Cutting Limes – for solo violin
Invisibles – for solo piano

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Augusta Symphony Orchestra conductor Dirk Meyer announces season and upcoming CD of orchestra works by American composer Miguel del Aguila with violinist Guillermo Figueroa Zuill Bailey

Tierras Juntas

Ibero American Music for Double Quartet
Aria Classics CD
Cuarteto Latinoamericano
EntreQuatre Guitar Quartet

Work:
Presto a Ocho
– for double quartet

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Norwegian Radio Orchestra Miguel Harth-Bedoya conductor Miguel del Aguila Naxos CD The Giant Guitar composer Journeys Orchestral Music from Five Continents Norway Oslo Kringkastingsorkestret KORK NRK Europe 2021 release american music classical contemporary komponist  amerikansk moderne klassisk musikk  latinoamericano latin

Journeys - Norwegian Radio Ochestra

Naxos CD
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Works:
The Giant Guitar – for orchestra

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Available Recordings

Salón Buenos Aires

Bridge Records CD 9302
Camerata San Antonio
2010 Grammy nominated for best Classical Album, and best Contemporary Classical Composition

Works:
Charango Capriccioso – for piano and string quartet
Presto II – for string quartet
Salon Buenos Aires – for chamber ensemble
Life is a Dream – for string quartet
Clocks – for piano and string quartet

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Built for Buffalo

Beau Fleuve / BPO Label
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Roman Mekinulov, cello
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
2015 Grammy nominated for Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Work:
Concierto en Tango
for solo cello and orchestra

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Havana Moon

Steinway & Sons Catalogue #STNS30052
TransAtlantic Ensemble
Mariam Adam, clarinet
Evelyn Ulex, piano
Works:
Silence – for clarinet and piano
Tango Trio – for violin, clarinet and piano
Nocturne – for solo piano

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Orion Nocturne

Albany Records ASIN: B07FCQRFZ8
Carlos Miguel Prieto, Conductor
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Johanna Cox Pennington, English Horn
Work:
Broken Rondo (Rondó Roto)
Concerto for English horn and orchestra

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Del Caribe Soy

Naxos (CD 8579016)
Nestor Torres, flute
Miguel del Aguila, piano
Work:
Miami Flute Suite – for flute and piano

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Garden of Joys and Sorrows

Bridge Records (CD 9472)
Hat Trick Ensemble
Work:
Submerged – for flute, viola and harp

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Th. Berger - Miguel del Aguila

Albany Records CD: TROY066
American Music Ensemble Vienna
Wenzel Fuchs, clarinet
Hobart Earle, conductor
Judith Farmer, bassoon
Works:
Clarinet Concerto – for clarinet and orchestra
Herbsttag –  for flute, bassoon and harp
Hexen – for bassoon and string orchestra

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Summer Song

Profil  DDD – CD: 8977712
Katsuya Watanabe / David Johnson
Works:
Summer Song – for oboe and piano

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Clocks

Hoot/Wisdom Recordings, FAU
Piano Quintets of the Americas
Cuarteto Latinoamericano / H. Coltman
Works:
Charango Capriccioso
Clocks – for piano and string quartet
2010 Grammy nominated for best Contemporary Classical Composition

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Silence

Javier Vinasco CD: 195079615979
Javier Vinasco, clarinet
Miguel del Aguila, piano
Works:
Silence – for clarinet and piano
Pacific Serenade – for clarinet and piano
Islamorada – for piano
Milonga – for clarinet and piano
Seducción – for clarinet and piano
Estudio Rítmico – for clarinet solo
Malambo – for clarinet and piano

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Miguel del Aguila - Piano Works

Miguel del Aguila CD
Miguel del Aguila, piano
Works:
Conga – for piano
Nocturne – for piano
Toccata – for piano
Music in a Bottle – for piano
Piano Sonata No.2 – for piano
Islamorada – for piano
Vals Brutal – for piano

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Serenata Latina

Elias Duo CD: 700261477145
Released 2019
Elias Duo
Carlos Elias, violin
Andrea Arese-Elias, piano
Works:
Silence – for violin and piano

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Carte Postale

Naxos/Atma Classique ACD2 2502
Quatour Alcan
Works:
Presto II – for string quartet

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De Europa a las Américas

EAFIT University CD
Trio Acuarimántima
Work:
Disagree! – for clarinet viola and piano

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Latinoamericana

Modica Music
The Annex Quartet
Work:
Presto II – for string quartet

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Piano Dance

Telarc CD: 80549
Gloria Cheng, piano
Works:
Conga – for solo piano

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Discoveries

Helicon Records HE1030
20th Century Music for Wind Quintet

Borealis Wind Quintet
Works:
Wind Quintet No.2

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Refuge

Albany Records Troy CD 1484
The Divan Consort
Work:
Seducción – for flute clarinet and piano

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Conga-Line in Hell

Dorian CD: DOR93230
Camerata de las Americas
Joel Sachs cond. /  Duane Cochran piano
Works:
Conga-Line in Hell –  for chamber ensemble

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Crossing America

Eroica Classical Recordings CD JDT 3469
TransAtlantic Ensemble
Mariam Adams, clarinet / Evelyn Ulex, piano
Works:
Pacific Serenade – for Clarinet and Piano

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Eco de Violin

IUMusic-LAMC Recording
Colin Sorgi, violin / Jooeun Pak, piano
Works:
Seducción – for violin and piano

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4+1 Contemporary Music for String Quartet

EAFIT University CD
Javier Asdrúbal Vinasco, clarinet
Cuarteto Q-Arte
Works:
Pacific Serenade – for clarinet and string quartet

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Nostalgica

Centaur Records CD: CRC2564
Barrick Stees bassoon / Randall Fusco, piano
The Arianna String Quartet
Works:
Nostalgica – for bassoon and string quartet
Sunset Song  – for bassoon and piano

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Latin Perspective

Cubafilin Records State 51 UK
Santiago String Quartet
Works:
Presto II – for string quartet

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Border Crossings

Pacific Serenades Recordings CD: 06132-3
Gary Gray, clarinet / Pacific Serenade Ensemble
Works:
Pacific Serenade – for clarinet and string quartet

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Conga-Line in Hell

Redwood Recordings
Redwood Symphony Orchestra
Eric Kujawsky, cond.
Works:
Conga –  for orchestra

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Seducción

Albany Records Troy CD 1727
Stephanie Jutt, flute
Orlando Pimentel, Clarinet
Elena Abend, piano
Works:
Seducción – for flute, clarinet and piano

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Latin American Piano Trios

Centaur Records CRC3336
Arcos Trio
Work:
Tango Trio – for violin, cello and piano

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Arpassión

Suisa/TrioCorda Recording
TrioCorda Harp Trio Zurich
Works
Sumergida (Submerged) – for three harps

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Oboe on the Road

Centaur Records CRC2451
Mark Weiger oboe / Robert Conway piano
(older first version of Summer Song)
Works:
Summersong – for oboe and piano

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Esprits Nomades

White Records CD:
USHM81880319 – ASIN B07H3F5XJ9
Released 2018
Trio Manestri

Work:
Seducción – for violin, flute and piano

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20th Century Dances

Scotwood Music – USA
James Miltenberger, piano
Works:
Music in a Bottle – for solo piano
Conga – for solo piano

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Exchange Latin America

New World Records CRI CD: 848
Gary Gray, clarinet
Pacific Serenade Ensemble
Works:
Pacific Serenade – for clarinet and string quartet

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Permanent Transitions

Metro Records CD: MCD59601
Matthew Greif, guitar
Works:
Tennessee – for solo guitar

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Piano Music of the Americas

ACA Digital Recordings CD: CM20021-21
James Miltenberger, piano
Works:
Piano Sonata No.2 – for solo piano

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Four for Tango

New Albion NA100CD
Cuarteto Latinoamericano
Works:
Presto II – for string quartet

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El Tiempo

Global Entertainment  Mexico GECDI4111
Onix Ensemble / Mauricio Nader, piano
Alejandro Escuer conductor/Flute
Works:
Clocks – for piano and string quartet
2010 Grammy nominated for best best Contemporary Classical Composition

CD

From the Americas

Rebeat Digital, Austria – Tango Malambo
TransAtlantic Ensemble
Mariam Adam, Clarinet / Evelyn Ulex, piano
Works:
Pacific Serenade – for clarinet and piano

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East Meets West

SONY Austria/ORF LID19924
Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra
Hobart Earle, cond.
Works:
Toccata – for orchestra

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Life is a Dream

Madison String Quartet CD
Madison String Quartet
Works:
Life is a Dream – for string quartet
Presto II – for string quartet

CD

KaleidosCoping

Equilibrium Recordings CD IQ148
Michael Gordon, flute
C. Johnson, oboe –S. Chen, piano
Works:
Seduction Dance – for flute, oboe and piano

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My Song in the Night

Faye Dumont Singers Release
Melbourne Women’s Choir
Works:
Ave Maria – for chorus and piano

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Mi Chelada

Urtext Digital Classics – Mexico
Alvaro Bitran, cello
Works:
The Day After – for eight (or four) cellos

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Cello Innovations

Centaur Records CD: 3623
A.Sandor /E.nderson/ Jesús Morales, cellos
Works:
Procesión de Locos  – for four cellos

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Batata-Coco

Conaculta – Mexico
Camerata de las Americas
Joel Sachs, conductor / Duane Cochran piano
Works:
Conga-Line in Hell – for chamber ensemble

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Arrivals and Departures

Mark Records CD B07G1WXT63
Lyrique Quintette
Works
Wind Quintet No.3 (2018 version)

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Soaring Solo

MSR Classics
Stephanie Sant’Ambrogio, violin
Works:
Cutting Limes – for solo violin (2018 version)

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Marinka Brecelj Harpsichord

KKM  Vienna – Austria CD 3032-2
Marinka Brecelj, harpsichord
Works:
Toccata – for solo harpsichord
Cuadros de America – for solo harpsichord

CD 

Laberintos

Australian National University ANCLAS CD
Duo Deconet – H. Avila, violin / I. Enriquez, piano
Works:
Seducción – for violin and piano

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Miguel del Aguila on YouTube

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

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