Jesús Castillo


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Sat 21 Nov: Elijah Colston Hall, Bristol, UK
Sun 22 Nov: DIETRICH BUXTEHUDE: Complete organ works (6) Orsanmichele church, Florence, Italy
Mon 23 Nov: RAGA I (for percussion and orchestra) deSing
Sat 28 Nov: Contemporary piano music recital, Ljuba Moiz, piano Palazzo del Principe,Sala degli Argenti ,Genoa-Italy
Sun 29 Nov: A Concert by The Chiltern Camerata The Free Church, Woodside Road, Amersham, Bucks., England
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(1911) Gustav Mahler: Premiere of Das Lied von der Erde, in Munich, Germany.
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♩ Guatemalan composers
♩ Modern composers
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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