Thomas Lorenzo
Encyclopedia
Thomas Lorenzo is a world music
, jazz
, guitarist
and composer
.
in the 1950s to start a new life in Australian democracy
. He started playing the spanish guitar at the age of 10 in a musical environment based on traditional Spanish music and the Australian's 70's rock and pop scene. When Francisco Franco
the Spanish dictator died and democracy
was reinstalled in Spain
the family returned to Barcelona
.
In Barcelona
, Spain
, he studied at the L´Aula de Musica del Conservatorio del Liceu. In 1989 he was selected as finalist at the yearly held festival: Muestra Nacional de Jóvenes Intérpretes del Ministerio de la Juventud Ibiza
, Spain
. In 1992 he graduated from Berklee College of Music
, Boston
, U.S.A , in Commercial Arranging under the supervision of Grammy award
winner Robert Freedman
.
In the field of music education he has taught at the Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts, LIPA
, U.K., "L´Aula de Musica Moderna y Jazz del Conservatorio de Liceo" and the "Universidad Internacional Menendez Pelayo"., He is also author of the music
text book on arranging and orchestration
commissioned by the S.G.A.E , El Arreglo un Puzzle de Expresión Musical 2005.
As a composer he has received the commission by the UK national arts lottery in 1997 to compose the suite called the Immigrant premiered at the Paul Mc Cartney Auditorium in Liverpool UK.
El Deseo, 2000, released by the label Ottomani
Espacio, 2001, released by the label Ottomani
Juego de Almas, 2003, released by the label Ottomani.
Spanish Breeze, 2009 released by Barcelona Music featuringGrammy award
nominee Alphonso Johnson on Bass, Walfredo Reyes on Drums, Dave Garfield on Piano and engineered by Grammy Award
nominee, Bruce Sugar.
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
, jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
.
Biography
He is the son of Spanish immigrants that left behind fascismFascism
Fascism is a radical authoritarian nationalist political ideology. Fascists seek to rejuvenate their nation based on commitment to the national community as an organic entity, in which individuals are bound together in national identity by suprapersonal connections of ancestry, culture, and blood...
in the 1950s to start a new life in Australian democracy
Democracy
Democracy is generally defined as a form of government in which all adult citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Ideally, this includes equal participation in the proposal, development and passage of legislation into law...
. He started playing the spanish guitar at the age of 10 in a musical environment based on traditional Spanish music and the Australian's 70's rock and pop scene. When Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...
the Spanish dictator died and democracy
Democracy
Democracy is generally defined as a form of government in which all adult citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Ideally, this includes equal participation in the proposal, development and passage of legislation into law...
was reinstalled in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
the family returned to Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
.
In Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, he studied at the L´Aula de Musica del Conservatorio del Liceu. In 1989 he was selected as finalist at the yearly held festival: Muestra Nacional de Jóvenes Intérpretes del Ministerio de la Juventud Ibiza
Ibiza
Ibiza or Eivissa is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. In 1992 he graduated from Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
, Boston
Boston
Boston 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...
, U.S.A , in Commercial Arranging under the supervision of Grammy award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
winner Robert Freedman
Robert Freedman
Robert Freedman is an American political scientist who holds appointments at Baltimore Hebrew University and at the Johns Hopkins University....
.
In the field of music education he has taught at the Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts, LIPA
Lipa
LIPA may stand for:*League for Independent Political Action, an American progressive political organization established in 1928*Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, a performing arts university in the English city of Liverpool that offers training in acting, dance, music, sound technology, arts...
, U.K., "L´Aula de Musica Moderna y Jazz del Conservatorio de Liceo" and the "Universidad Internacional Menendez Pelayo"., He is also author of the music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
text book on arranging and orchestration
Orchestration
Orchestration is the study or practice of writing music for an orchestra or of adapting for orchestra music composed for another medium...
commissioned by the S.G.A.E , El Arreglo un Puzzle de Expresión Musical 2005.
As a composer he has received the commission by the UK national arts lottery in 1997 to compose the suite called the Immigrant premiered at the Paul Mc Cartney Auditorium in Liverpool UK.
Discography
His discography features four solo CDs.El Deseo, 2000, released by the label Ottomani
Espacio, 2001, released by the label Ottomani
Juego de Almas, 2003, released by the label Ottomani.
Spanish Breeze, 2009 released by Barcelona Music featuringGrammy award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
nominee Alphonso Johnson on Bass, Walfredo Reyes on Drums, Dave Garfield on Piano and engineered by Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
nominee, Bruce Sugar.