Enrico Chapela

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Enrico Chapela (born January 29, 1974 in Mexico City ) is a Mexican composer and guitarist.

life and work

Chapela studied music in Mexico City, London and Paris . He has been composing since 2000.

Characteristic of his works is the combination of elements from jazz , rock and the Latin American tradition with classical serial techniques that are often used playfully. The nine-minute orchestral work ínguesu musically depicts the ninety-minute course of the final from the FIFA Confederations Cup 1999, including player changes, goals and penalty cards; the woodwinds represent the Mexican team, the brass the Brazilians, the percussion the bench, the strings the stadium audience, etc., and the musical themes are influenced by the battle cries (hence the title of the work). The guitar piece Melate Binario is based on the system of a popular Mexican number lottery, and Lo nato es neta on astrological constellations.

Chapela is married and lives in Mexico.

Compositions (selection)

  • Duelo en vela for piano
  • El cuarto camino for string quartet (1996)
  • Lo nato es neta for rock trio and various quintet line- ups (2001 2003)
  • La Mengambrea for saxophone quartet (2002)
  • ínguesu - Symphonic poem for orchestra (2003)
  • Melate Binario for acoustic guitar solo (2004)
  • SOS for flute, clarinet, piano, violin, viola and violoncello (2005)
  • Crucigrama for string quartet with guitar quartet (2006)
  • Encrypted Poetry - Concert for percussion trio and orchestra (2007, commissioned by the Alexander Zemlinsky composition competition)
  • Noctámbulos - concert for rock trio and orchestra (2008, commissioned by the Dresden Symphony Orchestra )
  • Li Po for chamber orchestra (2008/09, commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen , for the new music series "Green Umbrella")
  • Irrational Music for chamber orchestra (2009, commissioned by the Estonian NYYD ensemble, conducted by Olari Elts , and the New York Festival "New Paths in Music")

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ [1] Boosey & Hawkes, Enrico Chapela, official biography
personal data
SURNAME Chapela, Enrico
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Mexican composer and guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH January 29, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Mexico city