Sadiel Cuentas

Sadiel Cuentas
Born (1973-09-17) September 17, 1973
Lima, Peru
Occupation Composer
Title Sadiel Cuentas

Sadiel Cuentas is a Peruvian composer of contemporary classical music.[1]

Biography

Sadiel Cuentas (b. 1973) is a chamber and orchestral classical music composer. He studied composition in Peru’s National Conservatory with Enrique Iturriaga y Dante Valdéz. In 2006, his Cadenza, introducción y allegro was awarded an honorary mention in Peru National Conservatory’s 2006 composition contest. Via de la Croce was awarded an honorary mention in the Asociación Peruano China Choral Composition contest in 2007. His chamber opera, Post Mortem, premiered at the Spanish Cultural Center in 2012,[2] and his musical, El Vigilante Enmascarado, was premiered in Larco Theater in october 2013.[3]

He has written 4 chamber operas and a musical with Peruvian librettist Martiza Núñez. His violin concerto, dedicated to the victims of the Internal conflict in Peru, was premiered in February 2014 by Peru’s National Orchestra with Carlos Johnson Herrera as soloist.[4][5][6][7]

In 2015, Peru’s Culture Ministry commissioned Tinkuy, a multilingual song cycle based on traditional Peruvian songs.[8][9] Some songs from Tinkuy were premiered in Europe in Peru's National Children Choir tour 2016.[10] His work Tráfico was premiered in Canberra, Australia in October 2015, by the Deconet Duo, which commissioned the composition.[11]

He is the author of the chapter "The musical language of Cesar Bolaños" in the book "Time and Works of César Bolaños", published by the Spanish Cultural Center in 2009.[12]

Works

Chamber music

Orchestral music

Vocal music

Stage music

References

  1. Petrozzi, Clara (2010), Identidades en la música peruana del cambio de milenio. El caso de Circomper., Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá.
  2. Podesta, Cecilia, SANGRE Y CALLE EN LA ÓPERA POST MORTEM, Diario 16, Lima, december 5 2012. Retrieved on 2 april 2016.
  3. Diario La República El vigilante enmascarado, un musical que merodea una historia de corrupción, La República, Lima, November 2016. Retrieved on 2 april 2016.
  4. "OSN cerró destacada temporada 2014". El Comercio.pe. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  5. "Obra sinfónica en homenaje a las víctimas del terrorismo en el Perú". rpp.pe. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  6. "Brillantes estrenos a cargo de la Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional". El Comercio.pe. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  7. Peru's Culture Ministry Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional estrenará obra peruana en homenaje a las víctimas de la violencia política, Ministry of Culture (Peru), Lima, February 18, 2014. Retrieved on 2 april 2016.
  8. "Coro Nacional de Niños presenta 'Tinkuy', el primer cancionero multilingüe del Perú". Andina Agencia Peruana de Noticias. 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  9. 1 2 Peru's Culture Ministry Coro Nacional de Niños presenta ‘Tinkuy’, el primer cancionero multilingüe del Perú, Ministry of Culture (Peru), Lima, October 19, 2015. Retrieved on 2 april 2016.
  10. "Niños peruanos interpretaron canciones en ashaninka y shipibo en teatro de Italia". www.andina.com.pe. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  11. Dean, College; [email protected]. "City Suite". politicsir.cass.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  12. "Biblioteca - Catálogo". biblioteca.ccincagarcilaso.gob.pe. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  13. 1 2 3 4 Cayambis Music Press Sadiel Cuentas, Cayambis Music Press

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