Diego Luzuriaga

Diego Luzuriaga (* 1955 in Loja ) is an Ecuadorian composer .

Luzuriaga studied at the École Normale de Musique in Paris , the Manhattan School of Music and Columbia University in New York . His teachers included Gerardo Guevara , Yoshihisa Taira and Mesías Maiguashca .

In Ecuador, Luzuriaga was engaged in the research and recording of folk music from the Andes as well as Latin American music. He has received numerous compositions from international orchestras and ensembles and a Guggenheim grant in 1992 .

In addition to an opera and orchestral works, he composed works for choir and orchestra, chamber music and songs.

Works

• Mademoiselle Satan for baritone and piano based on a poem by Jorge Carrera Andrade , 1982
• Felipillo for orchestra, 1986
• Triciclo for violin, cello and piano, 1986
• Brasilia for flute, percussion and synthesizer, 1986
• Ludus Spectralis for flute, marimba and percussion, 1986
• Flute Concerto , 1986–91
• Incienso for orchestra ,. 1988
• La Múchika , Five pieces for flute and piano, 1988
• Concertino Colorum for flute and eleven instruments, 1990
• Tierra ... Tierra ... for two flutes, commissioned composition for Aurèle Nicolet and Robert Aitken , 1992
• Once Canciones for medium voice and guitar, 1998
• Liturgia for Shinobue and Orchestra, 2000
• Shaman for baritone and orchestra, 2001
• Romería a la Virgen del Cisne for choir and string orchestra, 2002
• Resurrección en Quito , multimedia work with spoken text, songs, radio theater, parades, church bells, drums and fireworks, 2003
• Quito Mitico , cantata, 2004
• Canticum Canticorum for choir and organ, 2004
• Manuela y Bolívar , Opera, 2006
• Ritmos y Lugares del Ecuador , Five Dances for Violin and Guitar, 2006

Web links

• Works by Diego Luzuriaga in the catalog of the German National Library
• Diego Luzuriaga's website