LOCAL CLASSICAL – MIGUEL DEL ÁGUILA

Local Classical Featured Artist – 10/30/23 – 11/12/23

This week we feature composer Three-time Grammy-nominated American composer Miguel del Águila. His piece “Concierto Con Brio” will be performed with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra on Saturday, November 18th as the Indiana consortium premiere. He is the ICO’s 23-24 Composer-in-Residence. Click here to learn more about the event and how to purchase tickets. With movements inspired by tango and samba dance rhythms, this concerto for oboe and clarinet was written for mother/son combination, Nancy Ambrose King, oboe, and Ryan King, clarinet.

In over 135 works that combine drama, driving rhythms and nostalgic nods to his South American roots, he has established himself among the most distinctive and highly regarded composers of his generation. His music, which enjoys over 200 performances yearly, has been hailed as “brilliant and witty” (New York Times), “sonically dazzling” (LATimes) and “expressive and dramatic” (American Record Guide). He was 2021 composer in residence with Danish Chamber Players/Ensemble Storstrøm, after residences with Orchestra of the Americas, New Mexico Symph, Fresh Ink, CTSummerfest, Talis, and Chautauqua. 2021 commissions include works for Cuarteto Latinoamericano, Eroica Trio and Fivebyfive. Águila was honored with 3 Latin Grammy nominations, Kennedy Center Friedheim Award, New Music USA/Music Alive, Magnum Opus Award,  Lancaster Symph. Composer of the Year, and Copland Foundation among others. In honor of his consortium premiere and residency with the ICO, we’ll hear Águila talk with Host Salvador all about this work, background, career, and lots of his compositions. All this and more when you connect to Classical Music Indy Streaming’s Local Classical channel.