Aldo Abreu
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Aldo Abreu is a distinguished Venezuela
n recorder
player who is the First Prize Winner of the 1992 "Concert Artists Guild Competition" (New York
), as well as a laureate of the "Concours Musica Antiqua" (Belgium
) and the "Premio Flauto Dolce" (Germany
).
Born in Caracas
, capital of Venezuela, Abreu holds the Performer’s and Teacher’s Diplomas from the Royal Conservatory in The Hague
, and a Master's degree from Indiana University
in Bloomington
. His teachers have included Ricardo Kanji, Michael Barker, and Scott Martin Kosofsky. Abreu is a member of the faculties of the New England Conservatory, the Boston Conservatory
, Boston University
, and the Amherst Early Music Festival.
Since winning the First Prize at the 1992 Concert Artists Guild Competition, he has performed in recital
s at:
Abreu has toured throughout the United States
, Europe
, New Zealand
, Central America
, and his native Venezuela, and has been featured at the 1993 and 1996 Spoleto Festivals in the United States and Italy
, the OK Mozart Festival, the Boston Early Music Festival, and the Festival Music Society in Indianapolis
.
He has appeared as a concerto
soloist
and chamber musician with both modern and historical instruments, with many orchestras throughout the United States, including:
He frequently performs contemporary works for the recorder, among them:
Abreu has also explored the rich, but rarely heard, music by Latin America
n composers of the Baroque
and Contemporary periods. He is a frequent guest of the American Bach Soloists in California
, both on stage and in their recordings for the Koch International label.
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Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n recorder
Recorder
The recorder is a woodwind musical instrument of the family known as fipple flutes or internal duct flutes—whistle-like instruments which include the tin whistle. The recorder is end-blown and the mouth of the instrument is constricted by a wooden plug, known as a block or fipple...
player who is the First Prize Winner of the 1992 "Concert Artists Guild Competition" (New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
), as well as a laureate of the "Concours Musica Antiqua" (Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
) and the "Premio Flauto Dolce" (Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
).
Born in Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
, capital of Venezuela, Abreu holds the Performer’s and Teacher’s Diplomas from the Royal Conservatory in The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
, and a Master's degree from Indiana University
Indiana University Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington is a public research university located in Bloomington, Indiana, in the United States. IU Bloomington is the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. Being the flagship campus, IU Bloomington is often referred to simply as IU or Indiana...
in Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County in the southern region of the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 80,405 at the 2010 census....
. His teachers have included Ricardo Kanji, Michael Barker, and Scott Martin Kosofsky. Abreu is a member of the faculties of the New England Conservatory, the Boston Conservatory
Boston Conservatory
The Boston Conservatory is a performing arts conservatory located in the Fenway-Kenmore region of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It grants undergraduate and graduate degrees in music, dance and musical theater...
, Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
, and the Amherst Early Music Festival.
Since winning the First Prize at the 1992 Concert Artists Guild Competition, he has performed in recital
Recital
A recital is a musical performance. It can highlight a single performer, sometimes accompanied by piano, or a performance of the works of a single composer.The invention of the solo piano recital has been attributed to Franz Liszt....
s at:
- Ambassador Auditorium in Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in BostonBostonBoston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
- Northwestern UniversityNorthwestern UniversityNorthwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
's Pick-Staiger Hall in ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... - Spivey Concert Hall in Atlanta
- Metropolitan Museum of Arts in ManhattanManhattanManhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
- Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie HallCarnegie HallCarnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
in New York
Abreu has toured throughout the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
, and his native Venezuela, and has been featured at the 1993 and 1996 Spoleto Festivals in the United States and Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, the OK Mozart Festival, the Boston Early Music Festival, and the Festival Music Society in Indianapolis
Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
.
He has appeared as a concerto
Concerto
A concerto is a musical work usually composed in three parts or movements, in which one solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra.The etymology is uncertain, but the word seems to have originated from the conjunction of the two Latin words...
soloist
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
and chamber musician with both modern and historical instruments, with many orchestras throughout the United States, including:
- Billings Symphony
- Illinois Chamber Symphony
- Handel & Haydn Society
- West Shore Symphony
- Savannah Symphony
- American Bach Soloists
- Dubuque Symphony Orchestra
- Cambridge Society for Early Music
- Maverick Concert in Woodstock, New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
- Performing Arts Series in UticaUtica, New YorkUtica is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census....
, New York - "Distinguished Visitors in the Arts" series in Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, TexasCorpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...
, TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
and
He frequently performs contemporary works for the recorder, among them:
- The Kid from Venezuela, by composer Pete Rose
- Echoes and Shadows, by Christopher CookChristopher Cook (composer)Christopher Cook is an American composer of contemporary classical music.Cook received the Doctor of Music degree from Indiana University where he served as assistant director of the Center for Electronic and Computer Music...
- Concerto for Recorder and Orchestra, commissioned from Ricardo Lorenz by Concert Artists Guild
- Concerto for Recorders and Orchestra, by Lawrence Weiner
Abreu has also explored the rich, but rarely heard, music by Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
n composers of the Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
and Contemporary periods. He is a frequent guest of the American Bach Soloists in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, both on stage and in their recordings for the Koch International label.
External links
- http://www.hunsteinartists.com/artists/abreu.html
Discography: http://www.recorderhomepage.net/cgi-bin/db.cgi?db=records&uid=default&Record=&Title=&Performers=aldo+abreu&Composers=&Content=&Label=&Recorded=&Released=&Length=&Recorders=&Reviews=&Special+Keywords=&Comments=&Medium=&Cover+Image=&keyword=&mh=10&sb=8&so=ascend&view_records=View+Records