Sergio Cervetti

Sergio Cervetti Guigou (born 9 November 1940 in Dolores, Soriano) is a Uruguayan composer and teacher domiciled in the United States.[1][2] His early compositional language reflects the post serialist Uruguayan avant-garde, often employing electronics and complex graphical notation.[3] He gained international prominence in 1966 when he achieved first place with 5 Episodes for Piano Trio in the Inter-American Music Festival in Caracas, Venezuela.[4][5] His compositions have been widely recorded on labels such as Albany Records,[6] Vienna Modern Masters,[7] and Navona Records,[8][9] which have been reviewed in Gramophone[10] and The Washington Post.[11] His music has been played by renowned orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra[12] and New York City Opera.[13]

  1. ^ Schleifer, Martha Furman; Galván, Gary (28 January 2016). Latin American Classical Composers: A Biographical Dictionary. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-8108-8871-5. Cervetti Guigou, Sergio, Uruguayan composer; b.9 Nov 1940, Dolores, Uruguay.
  2. ^ "Collection: Sergio Cervetti papers". aspace.library.jhu.edu. PIMS-0013. Retrieved 19 September 2024 – via Johns Hopkins University Libraries Archives Public Interface. From 1972 to 1997 and 2007 to 2008, Cervetti was Master Teacher of Music at Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.
  3. ^ Bethell, Leslie (1984). The Cambridge History of Latin America. Cambridge University Press. pp. 149–150. ISBN 978-0-521-49594-3.
  4. ^ Musical Leader and Concert Goer. Vol. 98–99. 1966. p. 8. Sergio Cervetti, a student at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, has been awarded first prize for chamber music composition by the Inter-American Music Festival in Caracas, Venezuela.
  5. ^ McAllister, Colin L. (2000). An Evening of Contemporary Music for Classical and Electric Guitar. University of California, San Diego. p. 5. Sergio Cervetti came into the international scene when he won the Caracas Music Festival competition in 1966 with his 5 Episodes for Piano Trio.
  6. ^ "Release: Pursuing Freedom". discogs.com. Albany Records. 2016. TROY 1650. Retrieved 23 September 2024. Juan Álamo, Sergio Cervetti, Jay C. Batzner, Nathan Daughtrey – Pursuing Freedom.
  7. ^ Brown, Stephen (Pianist) (31 March 2015). "From East to West : music from Ukraine to Uruguay". Toronto Public Library. 3247401. Retrieved 23 September 2024. Vienna: Vienna Modern Masters, p1999.
  8. ^ "Escape to the sun-drenched beaches and eclectic sounds of Uruguay". ABC listen. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2024. Sergio Cervetti: Keyboard3, NV5900 Navona Records.
  9. ^ Oteri, Frank J. (17 July 2012). "Sounds Heard: Sergio Cervetti—Nazca and Other Works - New Music USA". newmusicusa.org. Retrieved 23 September 2024. I was delighted when earlier this year when Navona Records released Sergio Cervetti's Nazca and Other Works, since it was finally an opportunity for me to hear an entire disc of music by a composer whose music I have been intrigued with since the early 1980s.
  10. ^ Rickards, Guy (August 2019). "Cervetti Parallel Realms". Gramophone. Retrieved 23 September 2024. He was a pupil of Krenek, among others, at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, graduating in 1967.
  11. ^ Sommers, Pamela (11 January 1987). "Nina Wiener and Dancers". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 23 September 2024. As Sergio Cervetti's synthesized, cyclical score heats up, so do the performers.
  12. ^ "Sparks: Eye of London". Navona Records. NV6454. Retrieved 24 September 2024. Gated Angel - Sergio Cervetti - London Symphony Orchestra | Miran Vaupotić, conductor.
  13. ^ Griffel, Margaret Ross (21 December 2012). Operas in English: A Dictionary. Scarecrow Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-8108-8325-3. Elegy for a Prince ... First performance (excerpts) May 12, 2007, New York, Skirball Center, New York City Opera. VOX 2007 series.