Eduardo Marturet

Eduardo Marturet was born in Caracas, Venezuela on September, 19 1953. After graduating as a science major in 1971, he moved to Cambridge, England, for 9 years. Eduardo received degrees in piano, percussion, composition, and conducting at East Anglia University. In 1976, he become the founding president of the CCAT Contemporary Music Society; and was also invited to join the SPNM Society for the Promotion of New Music. Eduardo became Music Director of the Cambridge Contemporary Dance Group, whom he had already written and performed a number of works for. After two years in Cambridge as Music Director with the Arbury Orchestra, he returned to Venezuela in 1979 as Associate Conductor with the Caracas Philharmonic Orchestra, and became the first Music Director at the Teresa Carreño Theatre.
Marturet was Artistic Director of the Sinfonietta Caracas and Artistic Director with the Orquesta Sinfónica in Venezuela from 1987 until 1995, and is currently involved in the Venezuelan National Youth Orchestra movement.

He is now a world-renowned conductor, currently holding the position of Music Director and Conductor to The Miami Symphony Orchestra (MISO). Although Marturet has become a great composer during the last seven years, he has only written three scores that followed the traditional form of orchestral music: Notturno 1980, Sol por Occidente 1982, and Secretos 1986. Despite Marturet’s stance that “the concert is an obsolete form of expression, from the standpoint of the creator,” he was “entrusted with the musical design for the Venezuelan pavilion at the Epcot Center in Florida, USA” in 1982. This project, however, was never completed.

Discography:

                Memorias de Un Bravo Pueblo (Caracas, 2002)
                For piano solo, side drum and strings

Mantra (Caracas, 1997)

For full orchestra

Capricho Criollo (Caracas, 1996)

For full orchestra

Commissioned by División de Alimentos de las

Empresas Polar

Siglos de Luz (Caracas, 1995)

For solo guitar, solo percussion & full orchestra

Commissioned by CA ELECTRICIDAD DE

CARACAS

XXXIII Variations on a German Theme (Caracas,

1989)

For full orchestra

Commissioned by the German Government

Music for the ballet "Secretos" (Caracas, 1986)

For full orchestra

Commissioned by Danza Hoy

Sol por Occidente (Caracas, 1982)

For full orchestra

Commissioned by 2nd Festival of Latin American

Music

Notturno (Caracas, 1981)

For full orchestra

FILM MUSIC

Soundtrack for the film "Miranda" (Caracas, 2006)

For full orchestra

Award: "Best Music" Festival de Merida, 2006

Soundtrack for the film "Manuela Saenz" (Caracas,

2000)

Award: "Best Music" ANAC de Caracas, 2004

Award: "Camara d'Or" Festival de Cannes, 2000

Soundtrack for the film "Oriana" (Caracas, 1984)

Award: "Best Music" Premio Municipal de Caracas,

Award: "Best Music" Festival de Merida, 1985

CHAMBER WORKS

Paramythia (Anthoussa, 2002)

For harp solo

La Hamaca (Caracas, 1998)

For guitar, flute and güiro

Música para 6 y Saxo (Caracas, 1992)

For 6 instruments ‘ad lib’ & solo tenor saxophon

Commissioned by Sinfonietta Caracas

Published by Ediciones Tempo Primo, 1992

Tres Tiempos (Caracas, 1990)

For piano solo or guitar duo

Published by Ediciones Tempo Primo, 1990

Canto LLano (Cambridge, 1976)

For a capella instrument/voice & tape delay system,

or any combination of instrumental/voice forces

Published by Ediciones Tempo Primo, 2004

Published by Hubertus Nogatz Editor -K&N 1209,

1991

Mi Marioneta tiene Tres Caras (Cambridge, 1974)

For piano solo

Published by Ediciones Tempo Primo, 1992

EXPERIMENTAL WORKS

Las Campanas del Silencio (Caracas, 1992)

For all the bells of the world

Published by Ediciones Tempo Primo, 1992

"Casa Bonita" (The 24 Hours) (Caracas, 1988)

For Mixed Techniques

Commissioned by Caracas Modern Art Museum

Musica Viva (Caracas, 1980)

For Mixed Techniques

Piezas Cinéticas (Caracas, 1975)

For piano solo

Published by Ediciones Tempo Primo, 1975

Works Cited:
"Eduardo Maturet- The Official Website of Eduardo Maturet"
on the Web 3 Mar. 2012 http://www.marturet.com/.

 

Images:

http://southfloridaclassicalreview.com/2011/04/poulencs-powerhouse-organ-concerto-highlights-miami-symphony-program/

http://southfloridaclassicalreview.com/2009/04/sublime-to-ridiculous-miami-symphony-offers-a-movable-feast/

http://marturet.com/composer_biography.asp?LGID=EN