Chañaral Ortega-Miranda is a Chile

Chile

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an composer of classical music.

Born in Arica

Arica

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, Chile, in 1973, Ortega-Miranda was exiled in France for the first six years of his life. After studying musical theory and composition in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

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 from 1989 to 1993, he attended Sergio Ortega

Sergio Ortega

Sergio Ortega was a Chilean composer and pianist.- Biography :Ortega was born in Antofagasta, Chile. He studied composition with Roberto Falabella and with Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt in the National Conservatory at the Universidad de Chile...

's composition classes at the École Normale de Musique de Paris

École Normale de Musique de Paris

The École Normale de Musique de Paris is a leading conservatoire located in Paris, France. The school was founded by Auguste Mangeot and pianist Alfred Cortot in 1919...

  until 2000. He then attended the Conservatoire de Strasbourg where he studied with Ivan Fedele. He participated in the annual Musiques à l'encre fraîche festivals from 1993 to 2000. He has also worked with Jonathan Harvey

Jonathan Harvey

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, Michael Jarrell

Michael Jarrell

Michael Jarrell is a Swiss composer. Born in Geneva, he studied at the Conservatoire there, and later with Klaus Huber in Freiburg.His works span many genres...

, Zoltan Jeney

Zoltán Jeney

Zoltán Jeney is a Hungarian composer.Jeney first studied piano and attended Pongrácz's composition classes at the Debrecen Secondary Music School, later continuing composition studies with Ferenc Farkas at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest , and the pursuing postgraduate studies with...

 and Peter Eötvos

Peter Eötvös

Péter Eötvös is a Hungarian composer and conductor.Eötvös was born in Odorheiu Secuiesc/Székelyudvarhely, Szeklerland, Transylvania . He studied composition in Budapest and Cologne. From 1962, he composed for film in Hungary. Eötvös played regularly with the Stockhausen Ensemble between 1968 and...

 at the Acanthes Centre and participated in the composition session at the Fondation Royaumont: Voix Nouvelles with Brian Ferneyhough

Brian Ferneyhough

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 and Stefano Gervasoni

Stefano Gervasoni

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. Ortega-Miranda is a cofounder of the Association Syntono, Boulogne-Billancourt

Boulogne-Billancourt

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, which supports the composition and promotion of contemporary music. "Q'inti", his award-winning composition for orchestral ensemble, is inspired by an Inca legend.

Works

• "Q'inti", orchestral ensemble (2004)
• "Oba 'loube oba 'ye", guitar and keyboard (2002)
• "Kelleñutún", cello solo (2001)
• "Tzinin-oc", soprano, mezzo, tenor, baritone et string quartet (2001)
• "a la sombra del Longino", orchestral ensemble (2001)
• "Un Nocturno por Chacabuco" orchestral ensemble (2000)
• "Quinteto", flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (1999)
• "L'extraordinaire aventure arrivée à Vladimir Maïakovski en été, à la campagne", baritone and wind quintet (1998)
• "Trio" for violin, cello and piano (1998)

Awards

• First Prize, International Composition Competition, Luxembourg
  Luxembourg Sinfonietta
  The Luxembourg Sinfonietta is an orchestral ensemble for contemporary music in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Initially it consisted of 10 to 15 instruments, including tuba, accordion, mandolin and harpsichord but now typically extends to clarinet, clarinet bass, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone,...
  
  , 2004 for "Q'inti"

Discography

• "International Composition Prize 2004, World Premiere Recordings": Chañaral Ortega-Miranda, "Q'inti"; Lin Wang, "Lin Lang"; Satoru Ikeda, "Fireworks"; Matteo Franceschini, "Làbara"; Jonathan Eato, "Bling Bling Balaam". Luxembourg Sinfonietta, Conductor: Marcel Wengler. CD LGNM No 404.