Originally from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, Enrique Gonzalez-Medina has presented new works with soloists, ensembles and orchestras from Mexico, the United States, Italy, and Colombia. He recently finished his "Concertino luminoso", for piano and small orchestra, a commission by the Baja California Orchestra. In 2006 he concluded "El cancionero bajacaliforniano", a songbook collection of 25 settings of poems by five Baja California poets. His opera for children "How Nanita Learned to Make Flan", a 2003 commission by Cincinnati Opera, has had over 250 performances in the United States. He was commissioned to compose the quartet "Concierto barroco" by the Pacific Serenades ensemble, who premiered it in 2003 and also selected it for their new CD "Border Crossings" (2008). In 2002, the guitarist Felix Bullock premiered his "Concierto de Medellin", and soprano Claudia Montiel and guitarist Carlos Bernal recorded his "Los versos de la maestra" cycle for their CD "La Cuerda del Tiempo" on the Quindecim Recordings label. Mr. Gonzalez-Medina studied composition in Mexico attending the National Autonomous University of Mexico. In the United States, he graduated from The Mannes College of Music (B.M.) and CSLA (M.M.). Since 1997 he is a faculty member of the Pasadena Conservatory of Music. (Hide extended text) ... (Read all)
