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Luis Fernando Ruiz
Composer, ArrangerLuis Fernando Ruiz (1960) obtained his music education from the System of Youth and Children Orchestras of Venezuela under José Antonio Abreu’s guidance. He was principal of the horn section of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra for over thirty years. His international music career has been active throughout several decades, as a performer, horn teacher, and brass section coach, in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. He has conducted ensembles, bands, and symphonic orchestras in Venezuela and the Americas. He has also composed and arranged music for diverse ensembles. Currently, he is the director of the National School of Horn of the “Sistema” in Venezuela.
Javier Montilla
Composer, ArrangerJavier Montilla (b. 1973) Caracas, Venezuela. Montilla has obtained his music education in flute performance from the System of Child and Youth Orchestras of Venezuela, the University Institute of Music Studies of Caracas (IUDEM, now UNEARTE), the University of Colorado at Boulder, and the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. He has been an active arranger and member with diverse ensembles, and has also written pieces for various chamber formats.
Jorge Montilla
Composer, ArrangerJorge Montilla (b. 1970) Considered one of the finest clarinetists in Latin-America and one of the world’s best Eb clarinet players. He is also well known as a composer and arranger for clarinet ensemble. Montilla holds a master’s degree and an Artist Diploma from Indiana University. He has taught at Arizona State University and was chairman of the Clarinet Department at the Conservatory of Music Simón Bolívar and clarinet professor at the Latin American Academy of Venezuela. He currently serves as assistant clarinet professor at University of Iowa School of Music. Montilla represents Rossi Clarinets, D’Addario Reeds, Clarinet classics, Gao’s accessories, and BG ligatures and keeps a hectic international career as a soloist.
Nicolas Real
Composer, ArrangerNicolas Real (b. 1969) is a flutist, teacher, composer, and a former member of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela. He holds a master’s degree from Central Michigan University and a Doctorate in Musical Arts from Temple University. His works have been commissioned and premiered by flute ensembles in the USA and Venezuela, such as the Massachusetts Flute Choir, the Brannen-Cooper Fund at Brannen Brothers Flutemakers, Inc., and the National Flute Orchestra from Venezuela, among others.
Orlando Cardozo
Composer, ArrangerOrlando Cardozo (b. 1970) is a Venezuelan multi-instrumentalist who plays the clarinet, mandolin,and Venezuelan cuatro. HIs performances as a soloist or member of ensembles have been praised in reviews in the Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Martinica, U.S.A., and Venezuela. He is well known in Venezuela as a composer, receiving important awards such as second prize at the “Primer Salón Nacional de Jóvenes Compositores, 2001” (Venezuela) and honorific mention in the “Premio Municipal de Música, 2003” (Caracas, Venezuela). His output includes works for chamber, symphonic, choral, soloist, and electro-acoustic settings. Cardozo received a bachelor’s degree in composition (Cum Laude) from the IUDEM (Caracas) and a master’s degree in composition from the Simón Bolívar University (Caracas).
Leonardo Deán Díaz
ArrangerLeonardo Deán Díaz is a bassoonist, teacher and arranger. He is currently Principal Bassonist of the National Symphony Orchestra of Uruguay and a teacher with the Child and Youth Schools of Uruguay. In Venezuela, he was a teacher at the National Bassoon Academy, principal bassoonist of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra and professor at the “Universidad Experimental de las Artes” (UNEARTE). He obtained a Bachelor’s degree from UNEARTE and a Master’s degree from the “Simón Bolívar” University, under the tutelage of George Sakakeeny. As a performer and arranger, he has made important contributions to the Latin American literature for the bassoon, especially about Venezuelan compositions. He wrote a thesis on “The History of the Bassoon in Venezuela” and a “Critical Analysis of the Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra by the Venezuelan composer Eduardo Lecuna.” He has participated as a soloist and jury in international competitions such as the Meg Quigley Vivaldi and the Gillet-Fox Competition, in addition to having participated in projects of the International Double Reed Society (IDRS), the Organization of American States (OAS) and the “Corporación Andina de Fomento” (CAF).
Agelvis Sanchez Daza
Composer, ArrangerWith a comprehensive musical education initially guided by his father, Dr. Hilde Adolfo Sánchez F., he specialized in cuatro, music theory, solfège, harmony, arrangement, and composition. He studied classical guitar with Professor Juan José López he continued his training at the Vicente Emilio Sojo Conservatory and the Simón Bolívar Music Conservatory, where he deepened his knowledge of guitar, piano, and double bass. He has taken masterclasses with renowned musicians such as Rodrigo Riera and Luis Zea, in addition to being self-taught in composition, music production, and orchestration.
His career includes musical direction, arrangements, and performances across various genres, including Venezuelan music, jazz, blues, gaita, funk, salsa, and flamenco, with appearances in more than a dozen countries. He has been awarded at both international and national festivals and has worked as an arranger, producer, and founder of innovative musical projects, including the first Diploma in Venezuelan Music endorsed by the University of Carabobo. He has also been nominated four times for the Latin Grammy Awards.
Pedro Andres Perez
Pedro Andrés Pérez is a classical guitarist trained at the Simón Bolívar Conservatory and holds degrees in Music Education and Composition (IUDEM, Venezuela), as well as a postgraduate degree in Contemporary Technologies for Musical Composition (Pompeu Fabra University, Spain). He has performed both as a soloist and accompanist in Venezuela and abroad, and has composed and arranged works for guitar, chamber ensembles, choirs, and theater. He is the founder of the Didactic Guitar Orchestras of Venezuela project and developed his own teaching method and pedagogical materials. He has collaborated with Aldemaro Romero and Ricardo Teruel, and has participated in recitals in the U.S. and Spain, including performances at the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona and the Poblet Monastery. His discography includes La fiesta de las abejas (2005) with Javier Montilla, three Christmas productions, and the album Reminiscencias y estilos.