Paquito D'Rivera News
Paquito D’Rivera Receives Leonard Bernstein Award for Elevation of Music in Society
From left to right: Jane Bernstein, Paquito D’Rivera, Karen Zorn, photo credit: Longy School of Music On April 21, 2023, at the Longy School of Music of Bard College in ...
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Paquito D’Rivera Nominated for Best Instrumental Composition
On November 15, 2022, the Recording Academy announced the Grammy nominations for 2023. D’Rivera has been nominated for “Best Instrumental Composition” for his piece “African Tales” written for clarinet and ...
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Paquito D’Rivera Awarded Latin Grammy Trustees Award
On November 16, 2022, Paquito D’Rivera was awarded the Latin Grammy Trustee Award at the Special Awards Presentation during the 23rd Latin Grammy Awards at Mandalay Bay Events Center in ...
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Barcelona Clarinet Players Tribute Album to Paquito D’Rivera Wins Silver Medal
On September 30, the Barcelona Clarinet Players announced they have been awarded a Silver Medal from the Global Music Awards for their new album Fantasías Barcelónicas, a Tribute to Paquito ...
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In Remembrance of Armando Manzanero
On Monday, December 28, 2020, the world mourns the loss of the legendary composer and singer of Latin America, Armando Manzanero. His works were widely recorded by artists including Paquito ...
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El Duelo is a Hit with the Critics!
The verdict is in – the recently released album, El Duelo, is getting rave reviews! This unique album is a piano-less Latin Jazz quartet with Diego Urcola’s Quartet featuring Paquito ...
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Paquito D’Rivera and Quinteto Cimarron Virtual Performance
YouTube Video of Paquito D’Rivera and Quinteto Cimarrón Performing “Almendra” On May 1, Paquito D’Rivera and Quinteto Cimarron got together online to perform one of their favorite concert pieces. The ...
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World Premiere of Paquito D’Rivera’s Trumpet Concerto
As part of a shared worldwide project commission for trumpet concertos, Paquito D’Rivera has composed Concierto Venezolano to be performed by Pacho Flores, trumpet soloist. The multi-composer commission’s goal is ...
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