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Oswaldo Aquique

Arranger and Venezuelan composer born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1970.

He began his musical studies at the Private Institute of Musical Education (IPEM) in Valencia, Venezuela with Betty de Vespa and Nelson Chalbaud, continuing his musical studies alongside his studies in Information Engineering, a discipline he currently practices.

He started in choral singing in 1984 and has since belonged to student, amateur, and professional choral groups uninterruptedly, becoming a member of the Camerata Barroca de Caracas, directed by Isabel Palacios. For over 30 years, he has researched the works and history of the famous Venezuelan vocal group Quinteto Contrapunto, and the arrangements that Rafael Suárez wrote for this group, even managing to transcribe to score some of the arrangements that were considered lost. He contributed part of his archive and in the revision of scores for the book Choral Arrangements by Rafael Suárez (Vicente Emilio Sojo Foundation - 1999). He has dedicated more than 40 years to researching and documenting the history of the Quinteto Contrapunto, collecting data and anecdotes through conversations with its members and people close to the group.

His work as an arranger of popular and folk music from Venezuela and Latin America includes more than forty arrangements for different vocal configurations, some of which have been interpreted by prestigious groups such as the Ensemble Brahms de Caracas (Venezuela), "Les Trouvers" Ensemble from the University of Carabobo (Venezuela), Latin American Virtual Choir, Children's Choir of the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Lara State (Venezuela), Ancora Ensemble, "Adelis Fréitez" Polyphonic Choir, and Cantoría Larense, with one of his arrangements being part of the repertoire that the latter group performed during the 2014 World Choir Games, winning first place in the competition.

He completed advanced studies in music theory at the University of Edinburgh, contemporary harmony, counterpoint, and composition with Carolina Hengstenberg, and choral composition with Masters César Alejandro Carrillo, Dante Andreo, and Luis Enrique Téllez.

Oswaldo Aquique

Arranger and Venezuelan composer born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1970.

He began his musical studies at the Private Institute of Musical Education (IPEM) in Valencia, Venezuela with Betty de Vespa and Nelson Chalbaud, continuing his musical studies alongside his studies in Information Engineering, a discipline he currently practices.

He started in choral singing in 1984 and has since belonged to student, amateur, and professional choral groups uninterruptedly, becoming a member of the Camerata Barroca de Caracas, directed by Isabel Palacios. For over 30 years, he has researched the works and history of the famous Venezuelan vocal group Quinteto Contrapunto, and the arrangements that Rafael Suárez wrote for this group, even managing to transcribe to score some of the arrangements that were considered lost. He contributed part of his archive and in the revision of scores for the book Choral Arrangements by Rafael Suárez (Vicente Emilio Sojo Foundation - 1999). He has dedicated more than 40 years to researching and documenting the history of the Quinteto Contrapunto, collecting data and anecdotes through conversations with its members and people close to the group.

His work as an arranger of popular and folk music from Venezuela and Latin America includes more than forty arrangements for different vocal configurations, some of which have been interpreted by prestigious groups such as the Ensemble Brahms de Caracas (Venezuela), "Les Trouvers" Ensemble from the University of Carabobo (Venezuela), Latin American Virtual Choir, Children's Choir of the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Lara State (Venezuela), Ancora Ensemble, "Adelis Fréitez" Polyphonic Choir, and Cantoría Larense, with one of his arrangements being part of the repertoire that the latter group performed during the 2014 World Choir Games, winning first place in the competition.

He completed advanced studies in music theory at the University of Edinburgh, contemporary harmony, counterpoint, and composition with Carolina Hengstenberg, and choral composition with Masters César Alejandro Carrillo, Dante Andreo, and Luis Enrique Téllez.