Harold Golen Gallery
314 NW 24 Street, Wynwood Art District, Miami FL, 33127
434-284-2985
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March 20, 2009 at 7PM (presentation) and 8PM (concert)
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Program:
1. K. Penderecki: Prelude for solo clarinet
2. J. Variego: Giant shapes for clarinet and computer
3. J. Variego: Mimic for clarinet and joystick)
4. J. P. Sain: Kornighet for clarinet and fixed media
5. J. Kojs: In Secret for clarinet and electronics
6. God bless the child - based on Eric Dolphy's version for solo bass clarinet
7. J. W. Park: Snapshots for bass clarinet and computer
8. S. Fidemraizer: Viento Sur for bass clarinet and fixed media
About Jorge Variego
Jorge Variego's compositions have been performed and distinguished by prestigious institutions such as the Lonba Ensemble, Editoriales Discográficas Rosarinas, the Orchestra of the Modern School of Santiago de Chile, the Cuarteto Latinoamericano, the Tosca String Quartet, the “Lago” flutes quartet, MTSU Flutes Ensemble, the Cellofuorte quartet, “La sociedad de los 5 vientos”, “Calle 6" Contemporary Tango sextet, the “Contemporary Tango Ensemble”, the Chamber Orchestra of Rosario, the Mayo Chamber Orchestra, the Carnegie Mellon Contemporary Ensemble, the Carnegie Mellon Horn Choir, the Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic, the Renaissance City Winds, the Pittsburgh Youth Chamber Orchestra (PYCO).
Variego was awarded 1st prize in the “Carlos Guastavino” composition contest (Mozarteum Santa Fe, Argentina), 1st prize in the “Jorge Peña Hen” composition contest for youths orchestras sponsored by the Foundation of Youths Orchestras of Chile, Premio Tribunas de Música Argentina 2007 sponsored by Fundacion Encuentros de Música Contemporánea, among other distinctions.
He is a scholar of the Fondo Nacional de las Artes (Argentina), Antorchas Foundation-Fulbright Commission (Argentina), Carnegie Mellon University (USA), Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (Spain), Pi Kappa Lambda Honors Music Society and Pittsburgh Concert Society (USA).
As a clarinet soloist, J. Variego was featured with numerous chamber ensembles, and with the most renown orchestras of Argentina. He performed with the Symphonic Orchestra of Rosario, the Chamber Orchestra of Rosario, the Youths Orchestra of the National University, the Mayo Chamber Orchestra, the Salta Symphonic Orchestra, the Carnegie Mellon Contemporary Ensemble, among others. Also did works in collaboration with the Pittsburgh Opera Theater, Junction Dance Theatre and the Pittsburgh Opera.
Mr. Variego is currently pursuing his PhD in Composition at University of Florida with Dr Paul Koonce, Dr Paul Richards and Dr James P. Sain, in Gainesville, where he lives with his wife and son.