Title: Professor of Music
Company: UPR Bayamón
Location: Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Achievements:
- Inductee, Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement (2018)
- Recipient, UNESCO Recognition for Music Composition (2015)
- Honoree, Guest Composer, Festival Iberoamericano de las Artes (2004, 2006)
- Grantee, Orquesta Baja California, Mexico (1999, 2001)
- Honoree, Guest Composer, Festival Latinoamericano de Musica, Caracas, Venezuela (1991-1992, 1994, 1998)
- Honoree, Guest Composer, American Composers Orchestra “Sonidos de las Americas” (1997)
- Honoree, Guest Composer, VIII Tribuna Musical para America Latina, Mexico (1997)
- Grantee, Casals Festival (1995)
- Recipient, Commendation, Puerto Rico Symphony, San Juan (1990)
- Honoree ,Camerata Caribe, San Juan, Puerto Rico (1990)
- Grantee, Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, San Juan (1990)
- Granteem Puerto Rico Community Foundation, San Juan (1990)
- Honoree, Guest Composer, Festival Musica Nova, Sao Paulo, Brazil (1988)
- Featured Listee, Who’s Who in America (1998-2008, 2012-2014, 2016)
- Featured Listee, Who’s Who in the World (1999, 2001, 2004, 2008)
- Featured Listee, Who’s Who in Entertainment (1992, 1997)
Designations:
- Doctor of Philosophy in Composition, University at Buffalo
- Master of Arts in Composition, Stony Brook University
- Bachelor of Music, Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico
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