Jesús Castillo


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Walter Carsen Prize for Robert Aitken 21 Oct 2009
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Chamber music competition 19 Oct 2009
Contest of Choral Composition 16 Oct 2009
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Sat 7 Nov: EL NUEVO MUNDO. 17th & 18th-Century Spain and the Colonial Latin Americas. Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York, USA
Sat 7 Nov: Jack Curtis Dubowsky Ensemble Concert Trinity Chapel, Berkeley, CA, USA
Sat 7 Nov: Concerto per la beata Vergine SATB choir, oboe New York City Church of the Hole Trinity, New York, USA
Sun 8 Nov: EL NUEVO MUNDO. 17th & 18th-Century Spain and the Colonial Latin Americas. Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York, USA
Sun 8 Nov: An Audience With Hackney Singers St. Johns At Hackney, Hackney, England
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(1857) Ferenc (Franz) Liszt: Premiere of Dante Symphony, in Dresden, Germany.
(1875) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Premiere of Symphony no. 3 in D major op. 29 “Polish”, in Moscow, Russia.
(1876) Bedřich Smetana: Premiere of The Kiss, in Prague, Czech Republic.
(1934) Nicoló Paganini: Premiere of the Paganini Rhapsody op. 43, in Baltimore, USA, with Rachmaninov at the piano.
(1934) Sergey Rachmaninoff: Premiere of the Paganini Rhapsody op. 43, in Baltimore, USA, with Rachmaninov at the piano.

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♩ Guatemalan composers
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Born: 9 October 1877 — San Juan Ostuncalco — Guatemala
Died: 23 April 1946 — Quetzaltenango — Guatemala
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Brilliant composer and pride of Latian America

he is one of the greatest composers from Guatemala, a Xelaju born, his legacy is still in many musical compositions, specially marimba, the guatemalan national instrument

[by “Anonymous” on 2009-08-18 13:44:43]


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Jesús Castillo studied with Alejandro and Miguel Espinosa. He also studied with Fernando Soria and Rafael Guzmán. He Mostly devoted himself through his lifetime to research the musical folklore of Guatemala.

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