International Choral Festival Costa Rica
For Peace 2017
Master César Alejandro Carrillo
Formal Education:
Diploma in Orchestral Conducting taught by
maestro Miguel Ángel Monroy, at the Faculty of Humanities
of the Central University of Venezuela (2013)
Bachelor of Music with a Mention in Choral Conducting (Cum laude Distinction)
graduated from the University Institute of Musical Studies (1997)
Title of Choral Director graduated from the Conservatory of the
National Youth Orchestra of Venezuela (1987)
Composition at the “José Lorenzo Llamozas” Music School (1978-1984)
Formal music studies since 1977
Update or improvement courses, seminars or workshops:
* José Rafael Maldonado (Venezuela) – Music and Liturgy (UCV, 2005)
* Peter Philips (England) ‐ Rimini International Choral Workshop, (Italy, 2002)
* Ghislaine Morgan (England) ‐ Rimini International Choral Workshop, (Italy, 2002)
* Alice Parker (USA) ‐ American Native Music
(UCV, Venezuelan Society of Gaudeamus Singing, 1995)
* Vic Nees (Belgium) – Choral Composition Course (Schola Cantorum Foundation of Caracas, 1992) *
Robert Sund (Sweden) – Choral Conducting Course (Schola Cantorum Foundation of Caracas, 1992)
* Noemí Lugo (Venezuela) ‐USA) ‐ Voice technique (Vinicio Adames Foundation, 1991)
* María Felicia Pérez (Cuba) ‐ Cuban choral music (Vinicio Adames Foundation, 1991)
* Ernani Aguiar (Brazil) ‐ Gesture technique (Vinicio Adames Foundation, 1991) )
* Luigi Agustoni (Italy) – Gregorian chant (Schola Cantorum Foundation of Caracas, 1991)
* Arthur Harvey (USA) – Methods and Techniques for teaching music
to people with special needs (ONJV Conservatory, 1987)
Professional experience:
Principal Conductor Orfeón Universitario UCV (1992 – 2012, recently retired)
Founding Conductor Cantarte (1991 – Present)
Principal Conductor Choral OPSU (2003 – 2009)
Founding Conductor Bolanegra (1992 – Present)
Principal Conductor Antiphona (2010 – Present)
Professor of Music Techniques Choral Direction at the State Foundation for the National System of
Youth and Children’s Orchestras of Venezuela (2010 – Present)
Professor of Choral Conducting Techniques, Choral Arrangements, Choral Repertoire Analysis at the
University Institute of Musical Studies IUDEM (1998-2010) Principal Conductor
Coral La Electricidad de Caracas (1993-2003)
Principal Conductor Coral Canta Mundo (1988-1992)
Conductor Head Choir of the University College of Caracas (1989-1992)
Head Director Voces Oscuras Antonio Estévez (1989-1992)
Head Director Choir José Ángel Lamas of the Ministry of Energy and Mines (1989-1992)
Head Director Choir INPARQUES (1987)
Founding Director Choir University UNELLEZ – Barinas (1984-1986, 1988)
Founding director Ensemble 9 (1983-1991)
Principal director Youth Choir Vinicio Adames (1982-1984)
Principal Director Coral Modesta Bor of INAVI (1981-1983)
Professor National Graduate School Judith Daló Sandón (1978-1981)
Courses and workshops taught:
Choral arranging workshop (Caracas, 2016)
Reharmonization Techniques (Caracas, 2014-2015)
Fundamental techniques for the elaboration of choral arrangements (Caracas, 2013‐2014)
Didactics for Choral Conducting (Barquisimeto, Edo. Lara, 2014)
Didactics for Choral Conducting (Barquisimeto, Edo. Lara, 2013)
First Seminar for High School Choir Directors ( Buga, Colombia, 2012)
XV Choral Singing Course, Vocal Technique and Choral Direction, Levels I & III (Segovia, Spain, 2011)
Choral Interpretation Workshop (Pamplona, Spain, 2010)
II Choral Singing Seminar (Tomelloso, Spain, 2010)
Choral sound II (Porlamar, Edo. Nueva Esparta, 2009)
Choral sound I (Porlamar, Edo. Nueva Esparta, 2008)
Interpretation of the choral work by César Alejandro Carrillo (Sto. Domingo , Dominican Republic, 2005)
Choral Conducting Course (Guatire, Edo. Miranda, 2005)
Interpretation of Caribbean music (Trelew, Argentina, 2005)
Interpretation of Caribbean music (Saint-Lô, France, 2004)
A vision of the work choral by César Alejandro Carrillo (Barquisimeto, Edo. Lara, 2001)
1st Course on Choral Arrangements in the Caribbean style (Caracas, DC, 1999)
Participation in events:
Leading the groups he directs, he has held concerts and workshops in Ecuador, Aruba,
Mexico, Cuba, Colombia, United States, Puerto Rico, Portugal, France, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay,
Brazil, People’s Republic of China, Japan, South Korea , Taiwan, Spain, Holland,
Germany, England, Finland, Estonia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Czech Republic,
Hungary and Italy. Likewise, he has participated in countless festivals and competitions, both
national and international, as a lecturer, workshop leader and jury, most
recently, as a jury at the International Choral Competition of Tolosa, Basque Country,
November 2014.
Publications:
Pater noster [Musicarrillo. com, 2015]
Three Songs of Solomon [Musicarrillo.com, 2014]
Crux fidelis [Gentry Music, 2014]
Regina mundi [Musicarrillo.com, 2014]
Elegía [Musicarrillo.com, 2014]
Six Minimum Songs [Musicarrillo.com, 2014]
Ave Maria [Musicarrillo .com, 2014]
O vos omnes [Musicarrillo.com, 2014]
Magnificat [Musicarrillo.com, 2014]
Missa Sine nomine (Earthsongs, USA, 2014)
Salve Regina (Earthsongs, USA, 2010)
Regina mundi (Indigenous Music, USA, 2010)
Sacred Music – Guide to Latin texts translated into Spanish, Lulu.com, 2008
Gloria (Earthsongs, USA, 2007)
Choral Work and Arrangements of Venezuelan Popular Music by César Alejandro Carrillo, Music Collection
Choral of Latin American authors, Volume III, Vicente Emilio Sojo Foundation, 2002 and 2009
Ave Maria (Earthsongs, USA, 2000)
O magnum mysterium (Earthsongs, USA, 2000)
Oiga compae (Earthsongs, USA, 2000)
Silent Night (arr. ) (Santa Barbara Music Publishing, USA, 2000)
Recording of own works both with Cantarte and with the Orfeón Universitario de la UCV, as well as
by various national and international groups.
Recognitions:
As a composer :
21 choral works awarded in different national competitions, highlighting the National Composition Prize (1982, 1991) and the Municipal Composition Prize (1984, 1988, 1992, 1998 and 2000).
As director:
3rd Prize in the Chamber Choirs Category at the Béla Bartók 23rd International Choir
Competition and Folklore Festival, Debrecen, Hungary (2011) with Antiphona
1st Prize in the Habaneras Category at the XLIX International Habaneras and
Polyphony Competition, in Torrevieja, Spain (2003) with the Mérida Chamber Choir
Orden Francisco Mujica in his only class, Guatire (2003)
1st Prize and Audience Prize at the First National Choir Competition Mérida ’95,
held in Mérida (1995) with Cantarte
1st Prize in the Classics Category in the VII Ciudad Ibagué International Polyphonic Competition,
held in Colombia (1994) with Cantarte
2nd Prize in the Classical Category and the Medal of Musical Excellence in the IV
Ciudad Ibagué International Polyphonic Competition, held in Colombia (1983) with the Vinicio Adames Youth Choir.
Recognitions and diplomas for their participation in countless national and international events.
