Danilo Avilés
Danilo Avilés Suárez (born 1948) is a Cuban composer and clarinetist.[1] He has received awards for his music work.
Studies
Suárez was born in 1948 in Holguín, Cuba. He studied clarinet with professors Enrique Pardo, Juan Jorge Junco and Fiodor Ananieski in Havana, Cuba. He also studied composition with renowned Cuban composer and musicologist Argeliers León.Later he studied with José Ardévol and José Loyola at Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA).[1]
Career
Suárez worked as a clarinetist in the Orquesta de Teatro y Danza in Havana.
Music work
Suárez has written numerous pieces for soprano and piano, clarinet, string quartet, and brass quintet, as well as music for children, choral works, and incidental music. His works have been performed by renowned artists as Cuban pianist Marianela Santurio and conducted by Cuban composer Flores Chaviano in important events such as I Foro de Música Contemporánea in Mexico. The compositions of Suárez have also been premiered in many other concerts in Russia, Poland, Germany, Hungary, Spain and the United States.[1]
Compositions
A list of relevant works from Danilo Avilés includes:
- Mujer Nueva
- Dibujos
- Esa sangre en las calles de Santiago for soprano and orchestral group
- Siento un bombo mamita for symphony orchestra
- Three small poems for voice and piano
- Variations for string orchestra.[2]
- Largas y cortas for Bass Clarinet and Marimba
- Quasi Danzón for Clarinet and piano. Also arranged as a Trombone feature for Wind Ensemble.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Danilo Avilés". American Composer.Org. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
- ^ ISBN 0822332124. Retrieved 2012-12-11.