Boston Harpist
This Boston Harpist is considered “one of the iconic harpists of this new age”. He is a Grammy-award winning Venezuelan musician, producer, arranger, composer, instructor, and multi-instrumentalist with 30 years of experience in traditional and fusion Venezuelan music.
Boston Harpist Grammy Award
In 2010, this Boston Harpist won a Latin Grammy Award for his participation on the album “Tesoros de la música Venezolana" by Ilan Chester, and in 2016, he was nominated on the album "Pa' Tío Simón" with Rafael "Pollo" Brito.
At the 2016 Pepsi Music Awards in Venezuela, this Boston Harpist personal album, AD LIBITUM, was nominated three times for “Best Artist,” “Best Song,” and “Best Album.” His many accomplishments include more than 100 recordings, and performances with renowned international artists such as: Simon Diaz, Oscar D León, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Danny Rivera, Luis Salinas, Jorge Celedón, and artists from Venezuela.
Boston Harpist instruction
As a guest instructor at Berklee College of Music in 2018, this Boston Harpist offered a Master Class of Harp and Venezuelan music: Venezuelan Harp, from Traditional to Contemporary" through the Latin Minor Studies program led by Professor Oscar Stagnaro. Currently, he collaborates with the Venezuelan Project, a Latin Jazz group who have performed at the House of Blues and on National Public Radio (NPR), and solo, giving workshops and teaching master classes throughout the world.
This Boston Harpist plays on Electric Llanera and Camac EC harps (their design and construction he helped guide for the French harp company, Les Harpes Camac). With his instruments, this Boston Harpist explores and applies new sonorities to traditional Venezuelan music, giving his work a refreshing contemporary sound.
“[He] is undoubtedly a leader in his field... With his acoustic harp, he brings together traditional Venezuelan musical styles. With his electric harp, he expands the horizons of his instrument, carving out new identities for it in the twenty-first century.”
-Jakez François, President, Les Harpes Camac
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