ORCHESTRAL COMMISSIONS
2002 Caroní Commissioned by EDELCA. Inspired in the Caroní river and the Guayana Region of his native country, Venezuela. Premiered November 12, 2004 by the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, Caracas, Venezuela. Conductor: Alfredo Rugeles.
2001 Misa Magdalena Mass composed for Chamber Orchestra, Chorus and Congregation. Commissioned by the Dioceses of Salt Lake City, Utah. Premiered April, 2001.
2000 Requiem In memoriam Gustavo Brillembourg. Commissioned by Mrs. Clara Brillembourg. Premiered November 2, 2000 by The Cathedral of the Madeleine Choir in Salt Lake City – Utah. Director:Gregory Glenn.
1999- Mountain Echos Commissioned by the 1999 Utah Arts Festival and premiered by the Utah Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Keith Lockhart.
1997 Symphony No. 1 Commissioned by Mr. Sergio Ceppi, Caracas – Venezuela. Premiered by the National Philharmonic Orchestra in Caracas, Venezuela. Conductor: Pablo Castellanos.
1994 Sacred Dance Commissioned and premiered by the New York Youth Symphony in Carnegie Hall, New York, U.S.A. Conductor: Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
1993 The Promise Fulfilled Commissioned by Mr. Lester Mason and premiered in Bloomington, Indiana by Maestro David Pickett.
1992 Discovery 500 Commissioned and premiered by Columbus Pro Musica Symphony Orchestra. Columbus, Indiana. Conductor: David Bowden.
1992 Aluminum Commissioned by ALCASA and premiered by Caracas Symphony Orchestra.Conductor: Carlos Riazuelo.
1991 Image of Light Commissioned by Mrs. Clara Brillembourg and premiered by Caracas Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Carlos Riazuelo.
1990 Memories of the Centaur Premiered by Caracas Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Carlos Riazuelo.
1988 Guri Commissioned by EDELCA and premiered by Caracas Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Carlos Riazuelo.
1988 Overture for Clarinet and Orchestra Commissioned by Caracas Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Carlos Riazuelo.
1987 Sinfonietta Commissioned and premiered by Sinfonietta Caracas. Conductor: Eduardo Marturet.
RECORDINGS
2009 Meditación in Compact Disc (CD) Destinations (Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra)
1992 Compact Disc (CD) Tenreiro by Riazuelo (Caracas Symphony Orchestra)
1987 Compact Disc (CD) Venezuelan Classics XX Century (Caracas Symphony Orchestra)
1992 Cassette Contemporary Music (Sinfonietta Caracas).
FESTIVALS
2004 XIII LatinAmerican Music Festival. Caracas, Venezuela.
2002 XII LatinAmerican Music Festival. Caracas, Venezuela.
2000 XI LatinAmerican Music Festival. Caracas, Venezuela.
1999 Utah Arts Festival. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
1995 Iowa University, SCI 28th National Conference. Iowa City, Iowa, USA
1994 American Composers Orchestra Festival, “Sonidos de Venezuela”. New York, New York, USA
1994 Bowling Green University 15th Annual New Music and Arts Festival. Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
1994 First National Encounter of Composers Caracas, Venezuela.
1992 Composers from the Caribbean Forum. Caracas, Venezuela.
1991 LatinAmerican Music Festival. Caracas, Venezuela.
1990 World Harp Congress. París, France.
AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS
* Utah Arts Festival “Composer Commission”
Biannual Prize of Composition ,1999 Caracas, Venezuela. “José Angel Lamas” for Symphony #1 (Sinfonía Sacra) (1998)
ASCAP Annual Award (1994)
CONAC, Venezuelan National Composition Competition. Honorary Mention, Homage to Saint John of the Cross (1994).
New York Youth Symphony First Music Award for Imagen de Luz (1994).
Contemporary Record Society National Competition for Fantasy for Double Bass and Piano (1993), Broomall, PA.
Friends and Enemies of New Music for Fantasy for Double Bass and Piano (1993). New York, NY.
First Prize Indiana University Composition Competition for Guri (1990).
Venezuelan National Council of Culture Scholarship (1983 to 1994).
Cole Porter Music Scholarship Indiana University (1990 to 1993).
