José Luis Elizondo, Mexico  (1972 -  ) José Luis Elizondo, Mexico (1972 - )

Mr. Elizondo's accomplishments are varied and impressive.  He studied  electrical engineering and music (composition under Edward Cohen and Peter Child)  at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).  At Harvard University, he studied analysis, orchestration and conducting with Robert Levin, James Yannatos and Jameson Marvin.   His works have been performed by distinguished soloists Kimberley Sopata, Elaine Chew, Alan Pierson and Robert Ward.  His suite fro orchestra,  Estampas Mexicanas, was premiered by the MIT Symphony Orchestra in Boston under the direction of maestro David Epstein and was also performed by the San José Symphony Orchestra and the Santa Cruz Youth Symphony Orchestra in California, the Nuevo León Symphony Orchestra and the Jalisco Philharmonic in México, as well as the Brentwood Youth Symphony Orchestra in England.   Mr. Elizondo's awards include the 1995 MIT Gregory Tucker Memorial Prize for Music, YAMAHA National Organ Festival awards in 1980, 1985, and 1987, and the 1992 MIT Burchard Scholarship.  In addition, Mr. Elizondo has performed in various piano, organ and harpsichord recitals in México and the United States.  At age 23, he became Associate Professor of Science and Mathematics at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, México.  He currently works developing speech recognition technology for computer telephony at Applied Language Technologies in Cambridge, Massachusetts.






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Bienvenidos
2008-2009 Season
Piazzolla's Strings
Tango Fest
CFC Campaign
Artistic Director
Dance DC Festival
Octavio Brunetti
Anamer Castrello
Nelson Pino
2008 Tango Fest Sponsors
Reviews
Picture Gallery
Past Events
Performers 1991 - 2008
Composers
PASO Members
Concertmaster
Contact Us
Internet Links
Directions to SMAA
Directions to Lisner
Slide show Flash
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