Federico Ruiz (composer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is Hurtado.

Federico Ruiz
Born	(1948-02-08) February 8, 1948 (age 76) Caracas, Venezuela
Alma mater	Escuela de Música José Ángel Lamas
Occupation	Composer
Awards	Premio Nacional de Música José Ángel Lamas

Federico Ruiz Hurtado (born February 8, 1948) is a Venezuelan composer, arranger, and arts administrator. He has composed in diverse genres including symphonic, chamber, and electroacoustic music.

Ruiz was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He was a student at the José Ángel Lamas School of Music [es], where he studied composition with Primo Casale, Vicente Emilio Sojo and Evencio Castellanos; as well as contemporary compositional techniques with Giannis Ioannidis (composer) [de] and Eduardo Kusnir. Ruiz graduated in 1974.^[1][2]

In 1976, Ruiz founded the Quinteto Cantaclaro, which consisted of members Carola Marcano, Inés Feo La Cruz, Efraín Arteaga, Gonzalo Peña, and Felipe Izcaray.^[3] His music for film has earned wide popularity in Venezuela^[4] and many of his works are part of the repertoire of ensembles in El Sistema.^[5][6][7]

Pianist Clara Rodríguez has championed and recorded Ruiz's music.^[8][9]

References

1. Téllez, Carmen Helena (January 20, 2001). "Ruiz (Hurtado), Federico". Grove Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.46817. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
2. "Federico Ruiz". Sociedad Venezolana de Música Contemporánea (in Spanish). Retrieved April 30, 2022.
3. Peñín, José (2003). "Música popular de masas, de medios, urbana o mesomúsica venezolana". Revista de Música Latinoamericana (in Spanish). 24 (1): 88. JSTOR 3598713 – via JSTOR.
4. "La Villa del Cine celebra su décimo aniversario de la mano de El Sistema". El Sistema: Música para todos (in Spanish). June 3, 2016. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
5. "Festival de coros en Londres se inspira en El Sistema". El Sistema: Música para todos (in Spanish). March 28, 2014. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
6. "El Festival Latinoamericano de Música estrenó más de 50 composiciones". El Sistema: Música para todos (in Spanish). June 1, 2018. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
7. "La Coral Nacional Juvenil Simón Bolívar cantó en la ciudad de los Beatles". El Sistema: Música para todos (in Spanish). March 31, 2014. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
8. "Ruiz Piano Works". Gramophone. April 1996. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
9. Corfield Godfrey, Paul (April 12, 2012). "RUIZ Piano Music". MusicWeb International. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

External links

• Federico Ruiz's blog