ínguesu 8.8.09
ENRICO CHAPELA
Born in Mexico City in 1974, Enrico Chapela studied at the Musical Education and Research Center (CIEM), obtaining degrees in guitar performing and compositional techniques, degrees endorsed by The Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music (UK) and The Trinity College of London. Since the year 2000, he has devoted himself to composing with the support of grants bestowed by the National Fund for Arts and Culture (FONCA), and the Musical Education and Research Center (CIEM). He actually studies a Master degree on electro-acoustic music at the University of Paris Saint-Denis, with Horacio Vaggione and José Manuel López López.
Since the year 2002, several of his works have obtained recognition at national and international competitions. ínguesu was Recommended Work at the International Rostrum of Composers of the UNESCO, Selected Work at the Mexican Music Tribune, and 1st Prize Winner at the Alexander Zemlinsky Competition. La Mengambrea was Selected Work at the Mexican Music Tribune, and received a Honorary Mention at the Anacrusax Sax Quartet Composition Contest. La Condena was Selected Work at the Latin America and Caribbean Music Tribune, Recommended Work at the International Rostrum of Composers, and Selected Work at the Mexican Music Tribune.
Chapela’s music has been performed in Mexico, Costa Rica, United States, Canada, France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Estonia and Greece, by performers such as the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, Percussion Group Cincinnati, Anacrusax, Cosmos sax quartet, Arditti string quartet, Carpentier string quartet, Gonzalo Salazar, Mauricio Náder, and Guilherme Carvalho.
He has been commissioned to compose music for Cuarteto Latinoamericano, ONIX ensemble, Lab 33 project, NYYD ensemble, New Paths in Music Festival, Carlos Chávez Symphony Orchestra, University of Cincinnati’s CCM Symphony Orchestra, Dresden Sinfoniker, and The Los Angeles Philharmonic.
In September 2008, Chapela’s new rock trio concerto Noctámbulos, a commission by the Dresdner Sinfoniker for their ten year jubilee, was premiered in Dresden, Germany. In April 2009, Li Po, a commission by the Los Angeles Philharmonic for the Green Umbrella new music series will be premiered in Los Angeles, California. In May 2009 his orchestra piece ínguesu will have its German premiere in Jena and in June 2009 his new chamber orchestral work Irrational Times will be premiered—a commission by the NYYU ensemble (Estonia) and the New Paths in Music Festival (NY) that will be performed in New York, and in Tallinn, Estonia.
In 2006, Chapela released his first professional recording Antagónica produced by CIEM-Consecuencias with the support of the National Fund for Arts and Culture (FONCA). This CD is performed by Gonzalo Salazar, Victor Flores, Cuarteto Latinoamericano, Bellas Artes Wind Trio, Mexico City Wind Quintet, Mexico City Brass Quintet, Tambuco Percussion Quartet & The Silvestre Revueltas Virtual Symphony Orchestra.
Given the UNESCO’s Rostra where pieces such as La Condena, La Mengambrea, ínguesu, and Crucigrama represented Mexico, and having had pieces included on several CDs, Enrico Chapela’s music has been broadcast in more than 40 countries all over the world.
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