EFRAIN AMAYA, Guest Conductor Dec. 4th concert
(www.efrainamaya.com)
 Composer, conductor, and pianist Efrain Amaya was born in
Venezuela, where he began his musical training. Continuing his
studies in United States, he earned degrees in composition and
piano from the University of Indiana, Bloomington, and a master’s
degree in conducting from Rice University. Amaya’s compositions
have been selected for performance at major international festivals
in Mexico City, Caracas, New York, Seattle, and in San Francisco
as well as concert series throughout the Pittsburgh area, where he
currently lives.
In Western Pennsylvania, his music has been included
in the Sewickley Bachfest, the Shadyside Concert Series and the
Renaissance City Winds concert series. His opera Clepsydra was
premiered as part of the “First Night” celebrations in Pittsburgh as a collaborative multimedia
performance for tape, live performers, painting installation and edited video projection, sponsored
by the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh and the Heinz Endowment.
Mr. Amaya is a member of the
School of Music faculty at Carnegie Mellon University. He holds the positions of Music Director
and Conductor of the Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestras and he is also the Assistant
Conductor of the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra.
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