Queretaro

Rafael Zaldivar writes of his new album, Consecration: “This album was born with my ‘Consecration’ into the Afro-Cuban Orula’s Hand. The Orula’s Hand is an immersion into the spiritual, physical, and cognitive process of the creation’s eternal thought through the knowledge of energy and its manifestation as matter. This Consecration illuminates my life path according to the personal goals that I have come to realize in the now.” Cuban pianist, composer, artistic director, and educator: Dr. Rafael Zaldivar's exceptional contributions to jazz have been acclaimed by the JazzTime and Downbeat jazz magazines. Born in Cuba, Zaldivar obtained a B.A. from Montreal University and a M.A. plus a D.Mus. from McGill University.

"Art Songs of the World" is the debut album of soprano Neivi Martinez. The album includes an impressive selection of timeless classics by Mozart, Beethoven, Dvorak, Bellini, Tosti, and more.

Noelia Rodiles has been described as “one of the true rising stars of Spanish and international piano playing”. For her new recording project, ‘1823’, she has paired Schubert’s Moments Musicaux D. 780 with the first recording of Martín Sánchez Allú’s first Piano Sonata.

The redesign and revitalization of traditional urban centers is the cutting edge of contemporary urban planning, as evidenced by the intense public and professional attention to the rebuilding of city cores from Berlin to New York City's "Ground Zero."

By Farah Hosseinian (Editor), B. Dave Oomah (Editor), Rocio Campos-Vega (Editor)

Mexican pianist with a solid technique, with an exquisite sensitivity that is transmitted in a beautiful sonority, making of its interpretations a unique and wonderful experience. It has been acclaimed by critics as "magisterial" (Eight Columns), "magnificent" (Public), "ingenious" (Mural), "extraordinary" (Diario de Queretaro), "magic" (Informer). All the selected works were treated with the individuality of character that an exceptional pianist would identify in judging the intentions of the composer more than just the note.

This new album features Mexican jazz music for piano and saxophone performed by Nup Duet, which consists of Ernesto Ramos and Felipe Gordillo. Born in Mexico City Ernesto began his musical studies at the age of 8 playing Clarinet in the Xochimilco Youth Symphony where he began his development as a musician. He began his formal studies in Clarinet at the Superior School of Music but after a few years changed to the Saxophone studying at the Jazz Workshop. Since then Ernesto has become one of his countrys greatest Jazz musicians. He has participated in various international jazz festivals such as the International Jazz Festival Acapulco, Jazz Festival Tonic Guadalajara, Jazz Festival Queretaro, and others.