Aurelio de la Vega

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Aurelio de la Vega (* 28. November 1925 in Havana, Cuba; † 12. February 2022 in Los Angeles). Trained in diplomacy in Havana, he served for a time as cultural attachè at the Cuban Consulate in Los Angeles. After studying with Ernest Toch in California (1947- 48), de la Vega occupied significant positions in his native Cuba (Dean, Escuela de Música, Universidad de Oriente; Advisor, Instituto Nacional de Cultura; Vice-president, Orquesta Filarmónica de La Habana; Director, Music Department at the University of Oriente, Santiago de Cuba; Music Advisor to the National Institute of Culture). He toured the United States as lecturer (1952-59) and settled in Los Angeles in 1959, where he has been very active as composer, lecturer, and professor. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Piano Works of Aurelio De La Vega

Vega, A. De La: Elegia / Tropimapal / Variacion Del Recuerdo / Adios (North South Consonance Ensemble, Polish National Radio Symphony, Lifchitz, Oberg

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Music of Tribute, Vol. 1 (Villa-Lobos)

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Latin American Composers in the US

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Solo Brass: New Perspectives

Orchestral Works

The Piano Works of Aurelio de la Vega

…in the receding mist…

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Aurelio de la Vega: Orchestral Works

Cuba: The Legacy

Vega, A. De La: Variacion Del Recuerdo / Schiffman, H.: Flute Concertino / Appledorn, M.J.V.: Soundscapes / Crossman, A.: Flyer

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Aurelio de la Vega Interview

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