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Ledesma, Rodolfo (b. August 14, 1954, Cali). Colombian composer of mostly orchestral, chamber and piano works that have been performed in Asia, Europe, North America, and South America.
Mr. Ledesma studied music theory and piano privately with his father as a child in Cali and began composing at age ten. He studied music at the Conservatorio de Música de Cali from 1962–72 and also studied civil engineering at the Universidad de San Tomás in Bogotá from 1978–84. He then studied composition with Roque Cordero and conducting with Julian Dawson at Illinois State University from 1985–87 and he studied composition with John Van der Slice and conducting with David Gray at the University of Miami in 1990–91. He later attended masterclasses with George Crumb, Mario Lavista and Juan Orrego-Salas at Indiana University in 1994 and composition classes with Martin Christoph Redel at the Hochschule für Musik in Detmold in 1999–2000. He earned his master's degree in philosophy at the Universidad del Valle in Cali.
Among his honors are the Premio Nacional Colcultura in Bogotá (1992, for Metamorphosis) and Second Prize in the Oreste Sindici competition in Ceccano, Italy (2003, for Eclosión). His music has been performed in Colombia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, and the USA.
He has taught music theory as an associate professor at the Universidad del Valle since 1993. He was also an invited lecturer at the inter-American workshop Word and Music at Indiana University in 1994.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: roledes@hotmail.com
Street address: Mr. Rodolfo Ledesma, Ave. 3N #23BN-43, Apto. 410, Cali, Colombia
Telephone/fax: + 572 667 3806
Street address (university): Mr. Rodolfo Ledesma, Universidad del Valle, Ciudad Universitaria Meléndez, AA 25360, Escuela de Música, Cali, Colombia
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: Philharmonia, 1985, revised 2000; Folklorerias, large orchestra, 1992; Concertant Moments, 1995, revised 2001; Neoclassic Visions, 1998
CHAMBER MUSIC: Di Studium, string quartet, 1977; Reflections, 4 French horns, 3 B-flat trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 1991; Metamorphosis, string quartet, double bass, 1992; Interlude I, violin, 1996; Eclosión, guitar, 1998; Canticum di Regina, French horn, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, 2002; Preludios del Juglar (5 preludes), guitar, 2006; Interlude II, clarinet, 2008; Saltika di Kaila, 4 percussion, 2009
CHORAL: Three Psalms (texts from Psalms 100, 23 [Spanish translations]), mixed chorus, 1989–2009
VOCAL: Songs of the awakening (song-cycle, text by the composer), soprano, piano, 1994
PIANO: Five Impressions, 1989; Rhythmic changes, 2000; Small parnassus (7 simple pieces), 2008
DISCOGRAPHY
Neoclassic Visions. Jiří Mikula/Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Modern Masters: VMM 3045, 1998)
Preludios del Juglar. Gustavo Niño, guitar (Facetas, 2007)
Eclosión. Javier Mauricio Cruz, guitar (Bèrben, 2008)
Interlude I; Interlude II; Five Impressions; Small parnassus; Saltika di Kaila. Jorge Mario Uribe, clarinet; Tamaki Kanaseki, violin; Rodolfo Ledesma, piano; Ensamble de Percusiones del Conservatorio de Música de Cali (Universidad del Valle, due in 2010)
(Last updated on July 21, 2009)
