Federico Ruiz (composer)

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Federico Ruiz
Born (1948-02-08) February 8, 1948 (age 76)
Caracas, Venezuela
Alma mater
  • Escuela de Música José Ángel Lamas
OccupationComposer
Awards
  • Premio Nacional de Música José Ángel Lamas

Federico Ruiz Hurtado (born February 8, 1948) is a Venezuelan composer, arranger, and arts administrator. He has composed in diverse genres including symphonic, chamber, and electroacoustic music.

Ruiz was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He was a student at the José Ángel Lamas School of Music  [ es ], where he studied composition with Primo Casale, Vicente Emilio Sojo and Evencio Castellanos; as well as contemporary compositional techniques with Giannis Ioannidis  [ de ] and Eduardo Kusnir. Ruiz graduated in 1974. [1] [2]

In 1976, Ruiz founded the Quinteto Cantaclaro, which consisted of members Carola Marcano, Inés Feo La Cruz, Efraín Arteaga, Gonzalo Peña, and Felipe Izcaray. [3] His music for film has earned wide popularity in Venezuela [4] and many of his works are part of the repertoire of ensembles in El Sistema. [5] [6] [7]

Pianist Clara Rodríguez has championed and recorded Ruiz's music. [8] [9]

References

  1. Téllez, Carmen Helena (January 20, 2001). "Ruiz (Hurtado), Federico". Grove Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.46817 . Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  2. "Federico Ruiz". Sociedad Venezolana de Música Contemporánea [Venezuelan Society of Contemporary Music] (in Spanish). Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  3. Peñín, José (2003). "Música popular de masas, de medios, urbana o mesomúsica venezolana" [Popular music of the masses, media, or Venezuelan mesomusic]. Revista de Música Latinoamericana (in Spanish). 24 (1): 88. JSTOR   3598713.
  4. "La Villa del Cine celebra su décimo aniversario de la mano de El Sistema" [The House of Cinema celebrates its tenth anniversary under the hand of El Sistema]. El Sistema: Música para todos [El Sistema: Music for everyone] (in Spanish). June 3, 2016. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  5. "Festival de coros en Londres se inspira en El Sistema [London choir festival finds inspiration in El Sistema]". El Sistema: Música para todos [El Sistema: Music for everyone] (in Spanish). March 28, 2014. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  6. "El Festival Latinoamericano de Música estrenó más de 50 composiciones" [The Festival of Latin American Music premiered more than fifty compositions]. El Sistema: Música para todos [El Sistema: Music for everyone] (in Spanish). June 1, 2018. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  7. "La Coral Nacional Juvenil Simón Bolívar cantó en la ciudad de los Beatles" [The Simón Bolívar National Youth Chorale sang in The Beatles' city]. El Sistema: Música para todos [El Sistema: Music for everyone] (in Spanish). March 31, 2014. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  8. "Ruiz Piano Works". Gramophone . April 1996. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  9. Corfield Godfrey, Paul (April 12, 2012). "Ruiz Piano Music". MusicWeb International. Retrieved April 30, 2022.