Julian De La Chica

Julián De La Chica is a Colombian composer, pianist, and record producer based in Brooklyn, New York.[2][3] He is a founding member of the independent record label Irreverence Group Music. He is known for his directed and written film Agatha,[4][5] which made its debut as official selection for the 37 edition of the Bogota festival Bogotá Film Festival.[6][7][8]

Julian De La Chica
Background information
Birth nameJulián De La Chica
Genres
  • Classical
  • Minimalist
Occupation(s)
  • Composer[1]
  • Pianist
  • Record producer
Instrument(s)Piano
Years active2003–present
LabelsIrreverence Group Music

Early life

De La Chica began his musical career in the classical tradition, studying piano at the age of five in his hometown, Manizales.[9] He completed his high school in Manizales and then moved to Europe. He began studies of humanities in Salamanca (Spain), and he also studied philosophy and metaphysics in Madrid. He undertook self-guided studies, in Bad Münstereifel, German Reading classical literature, composition, and the study of dead languages. He has been a Baldwin Piano Company artist since 2009.

Career

De La Chica was invited by the former President de Colombia and Secretary of the Organization of American States, Cesar Gaviria Trujillo to offer a concert at the Headquarters of the OAS in Washington.[10][9] In 2005, he was invited, among other representatives artists from Colombia, to the “first time” celebration of the Independence day of Colombia at the White house.[11] In March 2016, De La Chica debuted at Zankel Hall in Carnegie Hall.[12] Dominican Tenor José Heredia premiered his cycle “Four Short stories at the Standard Hotel Op. 6” and American Scorchio Quartet, premiered his String Quartet Op. 7 No. 1. De la Chica also premiered part of his Piano cycle Op. 8.[13] In May of 2021, Russian Mezzo Soprano, Yana Mann, released her first studio album, premiering De La Chica's Cycle Op. 12, Poemas de Bar.[14][15] The album, also produced by De La Chica himself, received very good reviews from the public, praising the composition, as well as Mann's voice.[16][17][18]

De La Chica has worked with various independent producers and directors as a film composer. In 2017, his short film Margaret won the "Best Original Score" award at the London Independent Film Awards.[19] In 2018, six works composed by De La Chica, were part of the soundtrack of the film Honor Up, directed by Damon Dash and produced by Kanye West. In March 2020, De La Chica announced the first experimental film project Agatha directed and written by him.[20] The film was officially selected by more than 10 international film festivals and already won “Best Picture” at the "Florence Film Awards", "Best LGBTQ film" at The IndieFEST Film Awards and "Best Soundtrack" award at the "Berlin Underground Film Festival".[21]

Discography

Solo albums
  • Irreverence (2012)[22]
  • Nocturnal and circular Images Op.5 (2015)
  • Psychosis (2018)
  • Symphony No. 1 Op. 11 (2020)[23]
  • 11 Voyeuristic Images Op. 10 (2020)[24]

Collaborative albums
  • Minimal Aggression (2015)[25]
  • Four Short Stories at the Standard Hotel Op. 6 (2016)[26]
  • Experimentelle und unbestimmte Lieder Op. 9 (2017)[27]
  • Preludes Op. 8 (2018)[28][29]
  • Profanum (2019)[30]
  • 11 Poemas de Bar, Op. 12[31]

Filmography
  • 2014- The Last Conversation -composer
  • 2017-Margaret-Composer[32]
  • 2018-Honor Up-music
  • 2020-Agatha-Actor, writer and director[33]

References
  1. "Watch: Live Music Meditation with pianist Lisa Moore and sound artist Julián De La Chica | WQXR Features". WQXR. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. "Lisa Moore". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  3. "Lisa Moore (piano). De la Chica: Preludes Opus 8 | Loud Mouth - The Music Trust Ezine". 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  4. Chica, Julian De La, Agatha (Drama), Julian De La Chica, Altagracia Mencía Pérez, Augusto Guzmán, Irreverence Group Music, retrieved 2020-12-15
  5. "Julián De La Chica / Notational Wish Making". Flaunt Magazine. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  6. "BALANCE BOGOCINE 37 | BOGOCINE DIGITAL" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  7. "Maybe everything is imagination — Pianist and composer Julián De La Chica presents his debut indie film, 'Agatha'". The Music and Myth. 2021-02-04. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  8. "Julián De La Chica Regarded For His Classical Music Compositions That Are Known to Enthrall Listeners Across the Globe". style.yahoo.com. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  9. Able, Sane and (2021-03-18). "Julian De La Chica: Revering the Irreverent". WildKat PR. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  10. OAS (2009-08-01). "OAS - Organization of American States: Democracy for peace, security, and development". OAS - Organization of American States. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  11. ""Haciendo Patria": Colombia se pone de ruana la Casa Blanca". www.colombia.com. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  12. "IGM | News | Irreverence Group Music 2016 Gala Concert at Carnegie Hall". IGM. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  13. "Julián De La Chica Regarded For His Classical Music Compositions That Are Known to Enthrall Listeners Across the Globe - Zee5 News". ZEE5. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  14. Orlandino, Nicola. "[Video]: Yana Mann - "Ella"". SonOfMarketing. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  15. "Anousha Nazeri, André Schuen & Mozart Lead New CD/DVD Releases". Opera Wire. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  16. "FATEA - Home". www.fatea-records.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  17. Smith, Simon (21 May 2021). "Yana Mann - Poemas de Bar Op. 12 Review". Higher Plain Music. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  18. "Eintauchen in andere Sphären: Debütalbum von Yana Mann". Klassikpunk (in German). 22 April 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  19. "**Correction** Award Winning Director Badr Farha to Direct". onlineprnews.com. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  20. "Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards | "Agatha" by Julian De La Chica" (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  21. "Filmmaker/Composer Julian De La Chica chats about new film AGATHA". BlogTalkRadio. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  22. "Who". Julián De La Chica. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  23. MUSEXPLAT (2020-07-22). "Reseña de Julián de la Chica: Sinfonía No. 1. Op. 11 para sintetizadores". Música Experimental Latinoamericana (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  24. "Maybe everything is imagination — Pianist and composer Julián De La Chica presents his debut indie film, 'Agatha'". The Music and Myth. 2021-02-04. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  25. "Susan Campos Fonseca | Composer". susancamposfonseca. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  26. Chica, Julián de la. "Post-minimalist Composer Julián de la Chica Debuts New Works at Carnegie Hall, With Scorchio Quartet Performing His String Quartet N.1 op.7". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  27. Reising, Sam (2018-06-18). "This week: concerts in New York (June 18, 2018 – June 24, 2018)". I CARE IF YOU LISTEN. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  28. "New, Newer, Newest: Some wonder from Down Under | New Sounds | New Sounds". newsounds. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  29. "Lisa Moore has worked with more than 200 composers". CutCommon. 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  30. "Dmitry Korchak & Magdalena Kožená Headline New CD/DVD Releases – Sept. 30". Opera Wire. 2019-10-03. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  31. "Anousha Nazeri, André Schuen & Mozart Lead New CD/DVD Releases". Opera Wire. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  32. Wilder, Lorraine. "Julian De La Chica". Tinsel Town News Now. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  33. Stein, Frankie (28 September 2020). "'Agatha' directed by composer Julián De La Chica". Film Daily. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
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