- Ensembles: Full Orchestra
- Genres: Classical Music
- Instrumentation:
- Duration: 40 Minutes
- Reference: TR00872
Author
Jesús Torres
Zaragoza ( 1965 )
Jesús Torres was born in Saragossa on 15 July 1965 of Andalusian descent, and lives in Madrid since he was ten years old. Born into a family with a long musical tradition, he started learning the violin with his uncle José Torres and later entered the Conservatorio Superior de Música of Madrid where he received his academic background. He studied composition privately with Francisco Guerrero from 1986 to 1988. His catalogue expands for over hundred works and includes twenty orchestral works and numerous works of chamber music for the most varied types of ensembles. A special interest of his is setting texts to music, above all the poetry of Vicente Aleixandre, alongside that of other literary figures including San Juan de la Cruz, Jorge Manrique, Santa Teresa de Jesús, Góngora, Lope de Vega, Quevedo, Rubén Darío, Juan Ramón Jiménez, García Lorca, Miguel Hernández, Juan Eduardo ...
Latest concerts
Evocación de Miguel Hernández for soprano, choir and orchestra2018
2010
Estreno
Joven Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid. David Ethève, director.
Encargo de la Sociedad Estatal de Conmemoraciones Culturales (SECC) en el Centenario de Miguel Hernández
2010
Estreno
Joven Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid. David Ethève, director.
Encargo de la Sociedad Estatal de Conmemoraciones Culturales (SECC) en el Centenario de Miguel Hernández
Reviews
Evocación de Miguel Hernández for soprano, choir and orchestraUna obra magistral que te asombra por su intensidad y profundidad.
Me siento muy orgulloso de poder haber sido un artífice del nacimiento de esa fantástica.