Javier Parrado

Javier Parrado (born 1964) is a Bolivian classical composer, whose works have been performed in Europe and Latin America.

Biography

Javier Parrado received his musical education at the National School of Music and the National Conservatory of Music in La Paz, Bolivia under the guidance of Cergio Prudencio https://web.archive.org/web/20110603234413/http://www.gf.org/fellows/16424-cergio-prudencio and Alberto Villalpando http://www.fondation-langlois.org/html/e/page.php?NumPage=1622. After graduation, he studied in seminars with Franco Donatoni, Edgar Alandia http://www.composers21.com/compdocs/alandiae.htm, Reinhard Febel, CoriÃÂºn AharoniÃÂ¡n, Victor Rasgado, and Graciela Paraskevaidis.

Several of his compositions were performed in America and Europe. In Bolivia, he worked for many years as an arranger of folkloric music and resident composer of the National Symphony Orchestra, as well as a teacher, composer, arranger, and researcher with various compositions and texts published.

TreMedia publishes his music for guitar. Several of his articles about Bolivian music have been also published.

He is part of the project Ã¢ÂÂUyaricuna, ist'asiÃÂ±ani, nos escucharemosÃ¢ÂÂ in association with Artekorp, with the objective to diffuse the diverse musical expressions originated from the Bolivian territory and Andean land to project them into symphonic and chamber music http://200.85.130.75/noticias/2006/2006_10/nt061004/6clt.php?pag=6_04clt.html.

Awards and honors

Parrado received first prizes in the AdriÃÂ¡n PatiÃÂ±o composition competition (La Paz, Bolivia, 1993 and 2009 http://www.la-razon.com/versiones/20091108_006905/nota_269_906300.htm, https://archive.today/20120306073720/http://200.105.139.132/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2195&Itemid=99) and the guitar composition contest AgustÃÂn Barrios MangorÃÂ© (Salzburg, Austria, 2001). He also received Best Soundtrack in the Amalia de Gallardo Video Contest (La Paz, Bolivia, 2004), a special mention to his choral work "Tanta Luz que dexan" (Islas Canarias, Spain, 2004), and the 2009 Medal for Artistic Merit of AsociaciÃÂ³n Boliviana Pro Arte (La Paz, Bolivia, July 2009)https://web.archive.org/web/20090711200842/http://www.laprensa.com.bo/noticias/07-07-09/noticias.php?nota=07_07_09_cult2.php

Selected works

Solo Instrument

Estaciones para flauta (1993) for Flute
Sendas Lunares (1997) for Guitar. Christoph JÃÂ¤agin, guitar and editor https://web.archive.org/web/20071009113504/http://www.christophjaeggin.net/Repertoire/repertoire.htm
Sombra y Agua (1997Ã¢ÂÂ98) for Piano. Marco Ciccone, piano http://www.marcociccone.it/ENG/repertory.php https://web.archive.org/web/20080414220817/http://www.cematitalia.it/cemat/lenostreattivita/progettomusica/pmcalendario01.htm
Ellas ÃÂ¿y Bach? (2004) for Violin

Electroacoustic music

Inti Yana (1994) for Tape

Chamber Ensemble

Presencia alterna (1991) Text von Eduardo Mitre http://amediavoz.com/mitre.htm for Sopran and Ensemble
Llamadas (1991, rev 96) for Violin and Marimba. Javier Pinell, violin https://web.archive.org/web/20100528055218/http://www.uwyo.edu/news/show.asp?id=6038
Salto al Alba (1996) for Guitar and Flute. Alvaro Montenegro, flauta y Gentaro Takada, Guitar http://www.arte-bolivia.com/alvaromontenegro/alvaro4.swf
Ciclo sobre textos de Goethe (1999) for Voice and Piano
Pirqa, brasa y ceniza (2002), for 3 ZampoÃÂ±as, 3 Flutes (C, piccolo und Bass, Oboe with sord. ad lib). Premiere: Ensemble Antara . Audio
Noche CÃÂºbica (2005) for Violin and Ensemble

Choral Music

Tanta luz que dexan (2004) for mixed Choir

Orchestra

Reposada brasa (2002) for Orchestra
Aceras lÃÂquidas y pasos lunares (2005) for Orchestra
Alegres Prestes, homenaje al Gran Poder (2009) for symphonic band. http://www.la-razon.com/versiones/20091108_006905/nota_269_906300.htm

Selection of Ã¢ÂÂUyaricuna ist`asiÃÂ±ani, nos escucharemosÃ¢ÂÂ (2006):

Tinkus for Orchestra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmp5YQxR3J0
Chiriwanos for Orchestra
A cielo abierto (2007) para Orquesta sinfÃÂ³nica https://web.archive.org/web/20080317092829/http://www.la-razon.com/versiones/20071128_006104/nota_253_512646.htm

Selection of orchestral arrangements

Voice and orchestra: songs of Enriqueta Ulloa, Emma Junaro, Los Kjarkas, Yalo Cuellar, Esther Marisol, etc.
Charango and orquesta: "El Nacimiento del Charango" of William Centellas
Bolivian folkloric music: Novia Santa Cruz, Soledad(Implorando), Llamerada, Diabladas, Destacamento 111b.

Publications and references

Tinkus for orchestra in YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmp5YQxR3J0
New arrangements: http://www.eldiario.net/noticias/2009/2009_05/nt090517/6_02clt.php
PARRADO, Javier 2006 Ã¢ÂÂLos aires nacionales en el siglo XIX. Apuntes sobre la notaciÃÂ³n musicalÃ¢ÂÂ. En: FundaciÃÂ³n del Banco Central de Bolivia, Revista Cultural. AÃÂ±o X Ã¢ÂÂ NÃÂº 43 / Noviembre Ã¢ÂÂ diciembre 2006
ALANDIA, Mariana y PARRADO, Javier. 2004 Ã¢ÂÂEl Fondo Bolivia, una mirada a nuestra historia musical bajo la ÃÂ³ptica del repertorio de pianoÃ¢ÂÂ. En Temas en la crisis. Las culturas de Bolivia. NÃÂºmero 65-IV-2004
ALANDIA, Mariana y PARRADO, Javier. 2003 Ã¢ÂÂA la vera del pianoÃ¢ÂÂ. En: TÃ¢ÂÂinkazos, Revista Boliviana de Ciencias Sociales cuatrimestral del Programa de InvestigaciÃÂ³n EstratÃÂ©gica de Bolivia (PIEB). NÃÂºmero 14 Junio 2003
PARRADO, Javier 2002 Ã¢ÂÂLaberinto y cÃÂ³digo sonorosÃ¢ÂÂ. En Ciencia y Cultura Revista de la Universidad CatÃÂ³lica Boliviana San Pablo. NÃÂºmero 11 diciembre AÃÂ±o 2002.
SEOANE, Carlos; EICHMANN, AndrÃÂ©s; PARRADO, Javier; SOLIZ, Carmen; ALARCÃÂN, Estela y SÃÂNCHEZ, Sergio. 2000 Melos Damus Vocibus, CÃÂ³dices Cantorales Platenses. Proinsa. La Paz
http://www.tremediamusicedition.com/komponisten/parrado.htm
Festival Aspekte: https://web.archive.org/web/20110531200448/http://www.aspekte-salzburg.at/Biographien/100.html
Unesco: http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=16129&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Conservatoire national supÃÂ©rieur de musique et de danse de Paris (Library): Pirqa, brasa y ceniza http://www.musiquecontemporaine.fr/record/oai:cnsmdp-aloes:0749578
FUNDACIÃÂN CULTURAL Ã¢ÂÂLA PLATAÃ¢ÂÂ 2005, Historia de la Cultura Boliviana en el Siglo XX. Ã¢ÂÂI La MÃÂºsicaÃ¢ÂÂ. Agua del InisterioÃ¢ÂÂ. Sucre, Bolivia.