Federico Ruiz Hurtado (born February 8, 1948) is a Venezuelan composer, arranger, and arts administrator. He has composed in diverse genres including symphonic, chamber, and electroacoustic music.
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| Born | February 8, 1948 |
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| Occupation | Composer |
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Ruiz was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He was a student at the José Ángel Lamas School of Music, where he studied composition with Primo Casale, Vicente Emilio Sojo and Evencio Castellanos; as well as contemporary compositional techniques with Giannis Ioannidis (composer) and Eduardo Kusnir. Ruiz graduated in 1974.[1][2]
In 1976, Ruiz founded the Quinteto Cantaclaro, which consisted of members Carola Marcano, Inés Feo La Cruz, Efraín Arteaga, Gonzalo Peña, and Felipe Izcaray.[3] His music for film has earned wide popularity in Venezuela[4] and many of his works are part of the repertoire of ensembles in El Sistema.[5][6][7]
Pianist Clara Rodríguez has championed and recorded Ruiz's music.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ Téllez, Carmen Helena (January 20, 2001). "Ruiz (Hurtado), Federico". Grove Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.46817. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ "Federico Ruiz". Sociedad Venezolana de Música Contemporánea (in Spanish). Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ Peñín, José (2003). "Música popular de masas, de medios, urbana o mesomúsica venezolana". Revista de Música Latinoamericana (in Spanish). 24 (1): 88. JSTOR 3598713 – via JSTOR.
- ^ "La Villa del Cine celebra su décimo aniversario de la mano de El Sistema". El Sistema: Música para todos (in Spanish). June 3, 2016. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ "Festival de coros en Londres se inspira en El Sistema". El Sistema: Música para todos (in Spanish). March 28, 2014. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ "El Festival Latinoamericano de Música estrenó más de 50 composiciones". El Sistema: Música para todos (in Spanish). June 1, 2018. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ "La Coral Nacional Juvenil Simón Bolívar cantó en la ciudad de los Beatles". El Sistema: Música para todos (in Spanish). March 31, 2014. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ "Ruiz Piano Works". Gramophone. April 1996. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ Corfield Godfrey, Paul (April 12, 2012). "RUIZ Piano Music". MusicWeb International. Retrieved April 30, 2022.