Cuban-American composer and guitarist Yalil Guerra
Yalil Guerra Soto (born April 27, 1973, in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban-born composer, classical guitarist, record producer, arranger, educator, author, multi-instrumentalist, and conductor based in Los Angeles. He holds Spanish citizenship (since 1999) and U.S. citizenship (since 2007). Guerra is the son of the Cuban vocal duo Rosell y Cary.[1]
Guerra has composed music for symphonic orchestra, string orchestra, concertos, chamber music, vocal music, and solo instruments. For over 15 years, he served as a composer, arranger, and producer for the U.S. TV network Univision, contributing to projects such as the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the Latin Grammy Awards (2005–2011), Sábado Gigante, Premio Lo Nuestro, and Mira quién baila. On November 15, 2012, Guerra won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition for his work "Seducción" from his album Live in L.A..[2]
In 2010, Guerra was nominated for a Latin Grammy in the Best Classical Album category for his album "Old Havana."[3]
The album titled "Cuba: The Legacy" was nominated in 2019 for a Latin Grammy in the Best Classical Album category.[4]
Education
Guerra graduated from the National School of Music (Escuela Nacional de Arte, ENA) in Havana, Cuba, with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1991.[5] He continued his studies for two years at the Instituto Superior de Artes (ISA) in Havana.[6] In 1997, he graduated from the Conservatorio Superior de Música in Madrid, Spain.[7] He later obtained a second master's degree in Music (Film Scoring) from Shepherd University in Los Angeles in 2016.[8] He completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Music (Composition and Music Theory) at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2021.[9]
1990 – Second Prize & Special Prize, International Classical Guitar Festival and Contest, Kraków, Poland (aged 16).[14]
2019 – 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. Nomination for Best Classical Album, *Cuba: The Legacy*.[15][16]
2018 – 19th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. Nomination for Best Classical Contemporary Composition, *String Quartet No. 3, in memoriam Ludvig van Beethoven*.[17][18][19]
2015 – 16th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. Nomination for **Best Classical Contemporary Composition**, *El Retrato de la Paloma*; and **Best Classical Album**, *Yalil Guerra: Works for String Orchestra*.[20][21][22]
2014 – 15th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. Nomination for Best Classical Contemporary Composition, *String Quartet No. 2*.[23][24][25]
2012 – 13th Latin Grammy Award, Winner for Best Classical Contemporary Composition, for “Seducción”.[26][27][28][29][30]
2010 – 11.ª Entrega Anual del Latin Grammy. Nominación a Mejor Álbum Clásico, Old Havana. [31][32][33]
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