Javier Parrado (born 1964) is a

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, whose works have been performed in Europe, and Latin America.

Biography

Javier Parrado received his musical education at the National School of Music and th
National Conservatory of Music in La Paz, Bolivia
under the guidance of Cergio Prudenci

and Alberto Villalpand

After graduation he studied in seminars with Franco Donatoni, Edgar Alandi

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, Coriún Aharonián, Victor Rasgado and Graciela Paraskevaidis. Several of his compositions were performed in America and Europe. In Bolivia, he worked for many years as arranger of folkloric music and resident composer of the National Symphony Orchestra, as well as a teacher, composer, arranger and researcher with various compositions and texts published. TreMedia publishes his music for guitar. Several of his articles about Bolivian music have been also published. He is part of the project “Uyaricuna, ist'asiñani, nos escucharemos” in association with Artekorp with the objective to diffuse the diverse musical expressions originated in the Bolivian territory and Andean land to project them into the symphonic and chamber musi

Awards and honors

Received first prizes of the Adrián Patiño composition competition (La Paz, Bolivia, 1993 and 200

, and the guitar composition contest Agustín Barrios Mangoré (Salzburg, Austria, 2001). Best Soundtrack in the Amalia de Gallardo Video Contest (La Paz, Bolivia, 2004). A special mention to his choral work "Tanta Luz que dexan" (Islas Canarias, Spain, 2004), and the 2009 Medal for Artistic Merit of ''Asociación Boliviana Pro Arte'' (La Paz, Bolivia, July 200

Selected works

Solo Instrument

*''Estaciones para flauta'' (1993) for Flute *''Sendas Lunares'' (1997) for Guitar. Christoph Jäagin, guitar and edito

*''Sombra y Agua'' (1997–98) for Piano. Marco Ciccone, pian

*''Ellas ¿y Bach?'' (2004) for Violin

Electroacoustic music

*''Inti Yana'' (1994) for Tape

Chamber Ensemble

*''Presencia alterna'' (1991) Text von Eduardo Mitr

for Sopran and Ensemble *''Llamadas'' (1991, rev 96) for Violin and Marimba. Javier Pinell, violi

*''Salto al Alba'' (1996) for Guitar and Flute. Alvaro Montenegro, flauta y Gentaro Takada, Guita

*''Ciclo sobre textos de Goethe'' (1999) for Voice and Piano *''Pirqa, brasa y ceniza'' (2002), for 3 Zampoñas, 3 Flutes (C, piccolo und Bass, Oboe with sord. ad lib). Premiere
Ensemble Antara

Audio
*''Noche Cúbica'' (2005) for Violin and Ensemble

Choral Music

*''Tanta luz que dexan'' (2004) for mixed Choir

Orchestra

*''Reposada brasa'' (2002) for Orchestra *''Aceras líquidas y pasos lunares'' (2005) for Orchestra *''Alegres Prestes, homenaje al Gran Poder'' (2009) for symphonic band

Selection of ''“Uyaricuna ist`asiñani, nos escucharemos”'' (2006): *''Tinkus'' for Orchestr

*''Chiriwanos'' for Orchestra *''A cielo abierto'' (2007) para Orquesta sinfónic

Selection of orchestral arrangements

*Voice and orchestra: songs of Enriqueta Ulloa, Emma Junaro, Los Kjarkas, Yalo Cuellar, Esther Marisol, etc. *Charango and orquesta: "El Nacimiento del Charango" o
William Centellas
*Quena and orquesta: "Sapitay Baguala", and "Yurita" of Juan Lazzaro Méndolas *Bolivian folkloric music: Novia Santa Cruz, Soledad(Implorando), Llamerada, Diabladas, Destacamento 111b.

Publications and references

*Tinkus for orchestra in YouTube

*New arrangements

*PARRADO, Javier 2006 “Los aires nacionales en el siglo XIX. Apuntes sobre la notación musical”. En: Fundación del Banco Central de Bolivia, Revista Cultural. Año X – Nº 43 / Noviembre – diciembre 2006 * Mariana Alandia, ALANDIA, Mariana y PARRADO, Javier. 2004 “El Fondo Bolivia, una mirada a nuestra historia musical bajo la óptica del repertorio de piano”. En Temas en la crisis. Las culturas de Bolivia. Número 65-IV-2004 *ALANDIA, Mariana y PARRADO, Javier. 2003 “A la vera del piano”. En: T’inkazos, Revista Boliviana de Ciencias Sociales cuatrimestral del Programa de Investigación Estratégica de Bolivia (PIEB). Número 14 Junio 2003 *PARRADO, Javier 2002 “Laberinto y código sonoros”. En Ciencia y Cultura Revista de la Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo. Número 11 diciembre Año 2002. *SEOANE, Carlos; EICHMANN, Andrés; PARRADO, Javier; SOLIZ, Carmen; ALARCÓN, Estela y SÁNCHEZ, Sergio. 2000 Melos Damus Vocibus, Códices Cantorales Platenses. Proinsa. La Paz * http://www.tremediamusicedition.com/komponisten/parrado.htm * Festival Aspekte: https://web.archive.org/web/20110531200448/http://www.aspekte-salzburg.at/Biographien/100.html * Unesco: http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=16129&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html * Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris (Library): ''Pirqa, brasa y ceniza'' http://www.musiquecontemporaine.fr/record/oai:cnsmdp-aloes:0749578 * FUNDACIÓN CULTURAL “LA PLATA” 2005, ''Historia de la Cultura Boliviana en el Siglo XX. “I La Música”.'' Agua del Inisterio”. Sucre, Bolivia. {{DEFAULTSORT:Parrado, Javier Living people 20th-century classical composers 21st-century classical composers Bolivian composers Bolivian male musicians 1964 births Male classical composers 20th-century male musicians 21st-century male musicians