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Fernández, Guillermo Juan (b. June 23, 1953, Rosario). Argentinean composer of mostly chamber and vocal music that has been performed in Argentina and Spain.
Mr. Fernández studied harmony and piano with Norma Scarafía at the Conservatorio Scarafía in Rosario in 1973 and then studied analysis with Virtú Maragno at the Escuela Universitaria de Música de Rosario from 1974–79, where he earned the title of Profesor Nacional. He also studied contemporary techniques and form privately with Dante Gerardo Grela Herrera in Rosario from 1976–81 and later studied electroacoustic music with him privately in Rosario in 1991, on a grant from the government of Santa Fe province.
His honors include Primer Premio in the Virtú Maragno competition of the Escuela de Música de la Facultad de Humanidades y Artes de la Universidad Nacional de Rosario (2005, for Ofrenda).
He is also active in other positions. He served as choral director of the provinces of Buenos Aires and Santa Fe from 1977–89. He was a founding member of the Agrupación Nueva Música de Rosario from 1981–84 and served as its treasurer in 1983–84. He has since conducted numerous chamber and multimedia concerts in Argentina.
He has served as a teaching assistant at various contemporary music classes in Rosario, notably to alcides lanza in 1979, Rufo Herrera in 1986 and Francisco Kröpfl and Carmelo Saitta in 1986.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: wilhemfer@gmail.com or wilhemfer@yahoo.com.ar
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: Pensamientos II, 1993–95
CHAMBER MUSIC: Superposiciones, 4 guitars, 1975; Antiqua, flute, guitar, 1981; ALGama, flute, clarinet, percussion, 1982; F.K., guitar, c. 1983; Gestatio-omnis, clarinet, French horn, 1984–85; Preludio, clarinet, 1994; Variaciones Erráticas, guitar, 1994–95; ALTERNANCIAS (Resonancias alternadas), flute, oboe (+ English horn), clarinet (+ bass clarinet), 2 French horns, tuba, cello, double bass, 1995; Anáfora, 4 saxophones, 2006
CHORAL: Canto Arterial (text by Adrián Zimbaldo), 4 mixed voices, 1998; Pater Noster, Amen, 4 mixed voices, 2003; Salve Regina, 5 mixed voices, 2006–07
PIANO: Preludio sobre un Triste, 1999
DIDACTIC MUSIC: Cuatro Piezas para Flauta, flute, 1976; Ofrenda, orchestra, 2005; Meditación del Crepúsculo, guitar, 2006
(Last updated on April 16, 2007)
