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Campoverde Quezada, Juan (b. 1964, Cuenca). Ecuadorian
composer of mostly chamber works that have been successfully performed throughout
the Americas and in Asia and Europe.
Mr. Campoverde studied
music at the National Conservatory of Music (1985) and at the Pontifical
University (1987), both in Cuenca. Through a Fulbright Scholarship, he continued
his studies in the USA at the University of Cincinnati (1993) and recently, he
graduated from the University of California in San Diego, where he earned a PhD
in Composition with Roger Reynolds
(2001).
L’Ensemble
Intercontemporain, the Excelsior Quartet, kammarensembleN, the National
Symphony Orchestra of Ecuador, the Philharmonic Orchestra of the University of
Cincinnati, and the ensemble SONOR have performed his music.
His music has been heard twice
at the ISCM World Music Days (Yokohama, 2001; Hong Kong, 2002) and will be
heard in February 2003 in the Green Umbrella series of the Los Angeles
Philharmonic (with the CalArts New Century Players).
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: jcampove@ucsd.edu SELECT LIST OF WORKS ORCHESTRAL: Altares, small orchestra (16 players),
1999-2000 CHAMBER MUSIC: Topographies I, oboe, trombone, viola,
cello, double bass, percussion, 1996; Ánimas,
flute, 1995-97; Topographies II,
amplified guitar, 1997; Torus,
violin, viola, piano, percussion, 1998; Iluminaciones,
string quartet, 2001-02 (Last updated on August 25, 2002)
