Aurelio de la Vega

Aurelio de la Vega

Genres: 2juma, gammarec, cuban avant-garde

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About Aurelio de la Vega

Aurelio de la Vega (* 28. November 1925 in Havana, Cuba; † 12. February 2022 in Los Angeles). Trained in diplomacy in Havana, he served for a time as cultural attachè at the Cuban Consulate in Los Angeles. After studying with Ernest Toch in California (1947- 48), de la Vega occupied significant positions in his native Cuba (Dean, Escuela de Música, Universidad de Oriente; Advisor, Instituto Nacional de Cultura; Vice-president, Orquesta Filarmónica de La Habana; Director, Music Department at the University of Oriente, Santiago de Cuba; Music Advisor to the National Institute of Culture). He toured the United States as lecturer (1952-59) and settled in Los Angeles in 1959, where he has been very active as composer, lecturer, and professor.

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