Leone: String Quartets No. 1 & 2, Una voz, un grito, un lamento, Red Quintet, Scenes

Featuring

Juan Carlos Higuita Estrada
Liz Angela Garcia Castro
Sandra Liliana Arango Calderón
Diego García Castro
Marta Liliana Bonilla
Cuarteto Q-Arte

Gustavo Leone

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Composer Biography

Gustavo Leone co-founded and co-directs the Latino Music Festival in Chicago, produced by the Latino Cultural Center.

Recording & Production

The origins of this CD are linked to the Cuarteto Q-Arte's initial project, which resulted in a CD featuring Gustavo Leone's 'Red Quintet'.

Performer Biography

The Cuarteto Q-Arte, a string quartet, originated from a research and performance project on Latin-American chamber music at the National University of Colombia.

Performer Biography

Beatriz Elena Martinez, an opera singer, has premiered around 70 works, mostly Colombian, many of which were written specifically for her.

Composer Biography

Gustavo Leone, a native of Buenos Aires, has been a professor at Loyola University Chicago since 1987, after moving to Chicago for graduate studies in composition.

Composer Biography

Gustavo Leone began his musical career as a classical guitarist in Argentina before pursuing composition studies at the Catholic University of Argentina.