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Santaella, Miguel Ángel (b. April 25, 1971, Caracas). Venezuelan composer of mostly choral works that have been performed in the Americas and Europe; he is also active as a conductor.
Mr. Santaella studied choral conducting with Belén Ojeda and music theory and solfège with José Marín at the Conservatorio José Ángel Lamas in Caracas from 1990-92. He studied analysis, composition and musical forms privately with César Alejandro Carrillo in Caracas from 1993-2003 and has studied composition with Beatriz Bilbao and Federico Ruíz at the Instituto Universitario de Estudios Musicales (IUDEM) in Caracas since 2004. In addition, he was awarded an honorary degree by East Baton Rouge Parish in Louisiana in 1992.
Among his awards are First Prize in the 100 Años Electricidad de Caracas competition (1995, for Domine Exaudi, Op. 11), the Premio Municipal de Música Vocal (1996, for Yambambó Yambambé, Op. 18), the Premio Municipal de Música Sinfónica Larga (1996, for Atmospheria, Concierto para Orquesta, Op. 15), and the Premio Municipal de Música Sinfónica Breve (1997, for Novilunium, Op. 21). His honors as a conductor include the Premio por Excelente Desempeño (1999, 2002, both for his work with the Diseño Vocal FAU-UCV) and the Premio al Mérito Estudiantil (1999, for founding the Diseño Vocal FAU-UCV), both from FAU-UCV in Caracas.
As a conductor, he has led numerous choruses in Venezuela, including the Diseño Vocal FAU-UCV, which he founded in 1998 and of which he has since served as principal conductor. He also founded the Athenaeum Grupo Vocal in Caracas in 2000 and the Cantoria Monteavila of the Universidad Monteavila in Caracas in 2003 and has since served as principal conductor of both. Moreover, he has conducted the Sies Seis Sexteto Vocal Jazz in Caracas since 2000.
Mr. Santaella is also active in other positions. He sang as a bass-baritone with various choruses from 1987-2000, notably the Cantarte Coro de Cámara in Caracas from 1995-97 and the Orfeón Universitario UCV in Caracas from 1990-2000. He served as artistic director of the choral festival Encuentro de Coros Ucevistas in Caracas and the Festival Música Nueva in Caracas in 2000 and has served as chairman of the board of the Encuentro de Coros Ucevistas in Caracas and Maracay since 2002.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: miguel.santella@gmail.com
Street address: Mr. Miguel A. Santaella, Conjunto Residencial "La Fundación", Etapa II, Res. 19, Piso 3, Apto. 3D, Alta Vista, Catia, Caracas 1030, Venezuela
Telephone: + 5821 2862 9691
Cellular phone: + 5841 6811 6427
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
STAGE: Fausta y la Casa del Sol (text by Francisco Herrera Luque), soprano, mezzo-soprano, actress, 2 actors, mixed chorus, large orchestra, Op. 14, 1995
ORCHESTRAL: Palazzi e Castelli, large orchestra, Op. 13, 1995; Atmospheria, Concierto para Orquesta, large orchestra, Op. 15, 1995; Carpe Diem!, small orchestra (20 players), Op. 17, 1996; Novilunium, 3 violins, small orchestra (2 French horns, harp, strings), Op. 21, 1996; Laudi (Choral Variations), large orchestra, Op. 26, 1997; Intrada, Op. 30, 1998; Roroimá, Op. 32, 1998; Sinfonía Uno, orchestra (9 winds, 4 French horns, 3 percussion, 12 celli, 8 double basses), Op. 33, 1998; Sinfonía Dos, large orchestra, Op. 39, 1999; Scherzo Concertante, large orchestra, Op. 49, 2001
CHAMBER MUSIC: Lhasa, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, violin, viola, cello, piano, 2 percussion, Op. 23, 1997; A, per quattro strumenti, oboe, bassoon, violin, cello, Op. 35, 1998; B, per grupo strumentale, flute, oboe, bassoon, 2 French horns, trombone, 4 violins, double bass, 3 percussion, Op. 38, 1999
CHORAL: Ayer (text by Noel García), mixed chorus, Op. 1, 1988; Quédate (text by Leopoldo Márquez), 3 male voices, Op. 2, 1988, revised 1989; Déo Véro (text by the composer), 3 male voices, Op. 3, 1989, revised 1990; El Sueño (text by Pablo Neruda), 3 male voices, Op. 4, 1990; Der Blasse Abelknabe Spricht (text by Rainer Maria Rilke), mixed chorus, Op. 5, 1990; Alleluia, mixed chorus, Op. 6, 1990; Salve Regina, mixed chorus, Op. 7, 1991; Ave Maria, 8 mixed voices, Op. 8, 1991; Ave Maria, 4 male voices, Op. 9, 1991, revised 1992; Ave Maria, mixed chorus, Op. 10, 1993, revised 1996; Domine Exaudi, 8 mixed voices, Op. 11, 1994; Meskuiciai – Hill of Crosses (vocalise), mixed chorus, large orchestra, Op. 12, 1994; Yambambó Yambambé (text by Nicolás Guillén), mixed chorus, Op. 18, 1996; Primer Nocturno (text by José Antonio Calcaño), mixed chorus, Op. 19, 1996; Así (text by José Antonio Calcaño), mixed chorus, Op. 20, 1996; Ave Maria a Quattro Voci, mixed chorus, Op. 24, 1997; Magnificat, 8 mixed voices, Op. 25, 1997; Perdón (text by Simón Bolívar), 8 mixed voices, Op. 27, 1997; Morena (text by Luis Edgardo Ramírez), mixed chorus, Op. 28, 1997; Gag (vocalise), mixed chorus, Op. 29, 1997; Missa, 6 mixed voices, Op. 31, 1998; País (text by Pablo Neruda), 6 mixed voices, Op. 34, 1998; Tres Mantras (texts from Hindu mantras), mixed chorus, Op. 36, 1998; Hallelujah (text by Maya Angelou), mixed chorus, Op. 37, 1999; Siéntelo (text by the composer), 6 male voices, Op. 40, 1999
CHORAL: Bitácora (text from phonemes), 6 male voices, Op. 41, 2000; Missa Brevis, mixed chorus, Op. 42, 2000; Alleluia a Sei Voci, 6 mixed voices, Op. 43, 2000; Laudate Dominum, 8 mixed voices, Op. 44, 2000; Chansons pour la Douche (vocalise), mixed chorus, Op. 45, 2000; Haiku Suite (texts by Matsuo Basho, Yosa Buson, Shinohara, Takako Hashimoto), mixed chorus, Op. 46, 2001; Madrigal (text by the composer), 6 mixed voices, Op. 47, 2001; Sinfonía Tres (vocalise), mixed chorus, orchestra, Op. 48, 2001; Aguinaldo (text by the composer), 6 mixed voices, Op. 50, 2001; Diablosuelto con Pajarillo (text from phonemes), 6 mixed voices, Op. 51, 2002; Deconstructio (text from phonemes), 6 male voices, Op. 52, 2002; Missa Hispanica (text from the Misal Latinoamericano), mixed chorus, Op. 53, 2002; BoJoTaL (text from phonemes), mixed chorus, Op. 54, 2002; Invitación (text by Francisco Lazo-Martí), 3 mixed choruses, Op. 55, 2003; Yadrigal (text from a traditional Yanomami story), mixed chorus, Op. 56, 2003; Tendrá que ser (text by the composer), 6 male voices, Op. 57, 2003; Ave Maria, 4 male voices, Op. 58, 2003; Sinfonía Cuatro (texts from Latin, Russian, Yiddish, Arabic religious texts, Simón Bolívar, Miguel Torga, Katri Vala, phonemes, Martin Luther King, Jr., Latin text Improperiæ proprium tempus paschali, Dante Alighieri, Rainer Maria Rilke), 24 mixed voices, Op. 59, 2004; Polo (text from a Venezuelan folksong), 4 female voices, Op. 60, 2004; Dos Canciones Corales (text by Gaius Valerius Catullus), mixed chorus, Op. 61, 2005
VOCAL: Hasta Mañana (text by Mario Benedetti), tenor, guitar, cuatro (small guitar), violin, viola, cello, Op. 16, 1995; Praeludium (vocalise), soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, percussion, Op. 22, 1997
(Last updated on March 2, 2005)
