Website: http://www.carlosbernales.com
Email: music@carlosbernales.com taquichantay@yahoo.com
Cel: (917) 334-6126
2007 Master Class ‘on Practice’ and ‘Music Perception and Psychology’ with Juan Jose Chuquisengo, himself a student of world renowned conductor SERGIU CELIBIDACHE
2007 Blues improvisation with Jose Luis Madueno
2005 Jazz improvisation with Gustavo Casenave
2005 Master Classes in composition with Edgar Valcarcel, founder and member of the College of Latin American Composers of Art Music
2001 M.A. in Composition from Queens College, NY. Professor: Thea Musgrave
2000-2001 Pipe Organ Lessons with Minister of Music at St. Bartholomew’s Church in Queens
2000 Conducting for Composers at the Graduate Center, NY. Professor: Maurice Peress
1997 B.A. in Composition from Mannes College of Music, NY. Professor: Robert Cuckson
1993 Composition at Third Street Music School Settlement, NY. Professor: Nicholas Scarim
1992 Piano at the Peruvian National Conservatory. Professor: Carmen Escobedo. Advanced theory with Enrique Iturriaga
1998-1991 Clarinetist and Trombonist for the St. Roque High School Marching Band.
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2007
Pachamama Peruvian Arts –
Center for Traditional Music and Dance
PS 212 , Queens, NY
Music Director, composer and performer for the play
“Atahuallpa's Capture”
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2007
Medico de Familia, ICPS
Manhattan, New York
Graphic Designer
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2006-07
What a Christmas
La TEA Theater and St. Marks Church
Music Director, composer and keyboards for the play
“What a Christmas’
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2006
Concert of Peruvian Classical Music
St. Marks Church
Performed pieces from the Peruvian Classical repertoire with other musicians and conducted the Abya Yala Choir.
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2006
Midtown West School
New York, New York 10036
Performance of pieces from the Peruvian Repertoire for the Piano at MTW’s first Hispanic Heritage Celebration.
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2006 October 10th
Verizon http://www22.verizon.com/
41st and 6th Ave.
Performance Latin American pieces to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.
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2006 August 20th
FestiAndes
Waterloo Village in New Jersey
Performance of Andean Classical Music
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2006 April
1492 Spanish Restaurant
Manhattan
Performance with La Piantada Trio
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2005
CC Duo
New York
Performance of Classical Euro-American repertoire with violinist Christopher Wang.
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2005
AIPEUC
New York
Performance of Classical Peruvian works at the Crowne Plaza Hotel & Resort.
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2005
Abya Yala
New York
Choral Conductor and Founder of Abya Yala Choir
Teaching of basic vocal techniques and Latin American vocal repertoire.
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2005
Guajana
New York
Pianist
Performance of Latin, Jazz Latin, Afro Cuban music with ensemble consisting of flute, piano, bass and percussion.
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2004-present
PACHAMAMA Peruvian Arts – The Center for Traditional Music and Dance
32 Broadway Avenue, Manhattan, NY; PS 212 34-25 82nd Street, Jackson Heights, NY
Project Coordinator
Keep records on student enrollment, waiting list, attendance & evaluation; liaise with families of students and prospect students; liaise with CTMD Project Director; liaise with PS 212 staff; liaise with monthly visitors and on-site press; be present for all classes, rehearsals, celebrations and performances; assist in fundraising and outreach.
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2002-Present
Holy Cross Church
2530 Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226
Music Director
Choir conducting, organ and piano accompanying for all three English choirs (adult, teen, and youth), Spanish and French choirs. Conducting and working closely with the pastor and each choir director for weekly rehearsals. Providing accompaniment for funerals and weddings as needed. Styles of music ranged from traditional anthems to contemporary christian, gospel, jazz, bolero, rock, and other caribbean styles.
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2004 October
Rutgers University
New Jersey
Concert Pianist
Performed classical works related to the ‘Ecuatorian Book Festival’ sponsored by the ‘Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana’.
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2004 September
Saint Patrick’s Cathedral
Newark, New Jersey
Concert Pianist
Performed my own composition ‘At the white mountain chain’s foot’. Piano solo performance and piano accompaniment for soprano, Vanessa Krupskaia Lamar, in a recital composed of pieces both from the international lyric repertoire and Ecuadorian lyric repertoire.
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2004 September
ADP, Non-profit Organization Against Poverty and Dishonesty, Inc.
Manhattan, NY
Concert Pianist
Performance of own composition ‘At the white mountain chain’s foot’. Piano accompaniment for soprano, Ilia Martinez, in a recital composed of pieces both from the international lyric repertoire and Hispanic lyric repertoire.
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2004 August
Festival of the Andes
Waterloo, New Jersey
Composer, Concert Pianist
Performed Andean Classical works for piano solo by composers from Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
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2004 August
Peruvian National Conservatory
Lima, Peru
Composer, Concert Pianist
National debut of own works for chamber ensembles. ‘Impromptu’ for Solo Piano; ‘Fare of the Marionettes’ for Trumpet, Horn and Tuba; ‘Images of Yanantillan’ for Oboe and Bassoon; and ‘At the white mountain chain’s foot’ for Solo Piano.
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2003 December
Holy Cross Church
2530 Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226
Composer, Conductor, Organist, Pianist
Composed seventy percent of the music for the 2003 Christmas Concert. Works were written for English, Spanish and Creole Choirs, for Piano, for Solo Soprano and Tape, and for a Trio of Piano, Guitar and Bass.
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2002
United Nations, Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium
New York
Pianist
Performed ‘Jeaux d’eau’ by Ravel as part of the program. Piano accompaniment for soprano, Maria Eloisa Aguirre and tenor, Andres Veramendi in several solo and duetto pieces both from the international lyric repertoire and Peruvian lyric repertoire.
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2002
Rutgers University, Paul Robeson Campus Center
New Jersey
Pianist
Piano accompaniment for soprano, Vanessa Krupskaia Lamar, in a recital composed of pieces both from the international lyric repertoire and Ecuadorian lyric repertoire.
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2002
Latin American Workshop
New York
Composer and Pianist
Composition of the instrumental and vocal pieces for the classical part of the program. Performance of solo piano pieces and piano accompanying for soprano, Milagros Albrecht.
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2002-Present
La Piantada Tango Trio http://www.artscigroup.com/cd/la%20piantada/index.html
Terraza Cafe Bar, Artland Bar, Culture Center (SGI), New York
Pianist
Performed tango from the standard repertoire with jazzy improvisations with Marcelo Dominguez in acoustic or electric guitar and Martin Balik in double or electric bass.
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2001 - 2002
Abya Yala Cultural Center
New York
Artistic Director, Composer, and Keyboard Accompanist
Abya Yala, ‘The Awakening of an Incan Prophecy’, is the work of a determined group of artists, dancers, architects, journalists, musicians, and a number of other people with different and enriching backgrounds who are currently working together in this musical. My duties have involved coordinating all artistic aspects of the musical, such as, libretto, auditions, lightning, scenography and choreography. Writing original music for the dance company, for the acted parts, and for the singing parts of the work.
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2001 - 2002
MC Duet
New York
Piano Accompanist
Piano accompaniment to soprano, Milagros Albrecht. Duet has performed at 1380 AM, Pacific Radio 1125 FM, El Diario La Prensa Newspaper and various other places in New Jersey and New York.
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1999 - 2000
St. Bartholomew
Queens, New York.
Choir Director and Organist.
Pipe organ, three manuals in the cathedral, and electronic organ in the chapel. three weekly services plus one weekly rehearsal.
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2000
Unison Community Center for the Performing Arts
Queens, New York
Vice-President. Music studio manager and piano and theory teacher.
Administrative work related to structuring all aspects of the organization as well as teaching students of all ages. Provided the following music studio services: arranging, composing, orchestration, music software teaching.
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2001-2002
UNICEF - United Nations
Manhattan, New York
Web Assistant - DOC
Produced and maintained webpages in English, French and Spanish. Respond to queries to the Spanish netmaster mailbox.
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2000-2001
The Latin Bridge - Lumina Inc.
Manhattan, New York
Web Assistant
Produced and maintained webpages in English and Spanish.
MacIntosh and Windows programs:
Cubase SX, Flash XML, Dreamweaver XML, Photoshop 7, QuarkXPress 5, FreeHand 10, Illustrator 9, MS Office; HTML; Web site development; project management; 4-color process printing; writing/editing copy; photography; illustration; traditional layout.
Fluent in Spanish.
Sonata for Violin and Piano, 2007
Duo for Flute and Piano, 2007
Suite for Brass Quintet, 2007
Algarrobo for Double Bass, 2007
Etude for Piano, 2005
‘At the white mountain chain’s foot’ for solo piano, 2003
‘Prelude’ for piano and choir, 2003
‘Soneto del Amor Divino’ for organ and choir, 2003
‘It’s a Matter of Heart’ for piano and choir, 2003
‘Un rezo a la luz del sol’ for piano, solo soprano and choir, 2003
‘All Through Eternity’ for piano and choir, 2003
‘Psaum 32’ for piano and choir, 2003
‘Dreamlife’ for piano, guitar and bass, 2003
‘A Small Hommage’ for piano and soprano, 2002
‘There’s no truth without you’ for soprano and orchestra, 2001.
‘The First Green Ray’ for orchestra, 2001.
‘Aqua’ for chamber ensemble’ performed at the Graduate Center of CUNY, 2000.
‘Voyage’ performed and recorded by the Mannes College Orchestra, 1997.
‘Improptu’ for piano performed at Mannes, 1996
‘Fare of the Marionets’ for trumpet, horn and tuba performed at Mannes, 1995.
‘Yanantillan’ for oboe and bassoon performed at Mannes, 1994.
Music for play: 'Atahuallpa's Capture', 2007
Music for play: 'What a Christmas', 2006
Raymi for Orchestra, 2005
Musical background for political radio commercial, 2001.
Musical curtain for a television show broadcasted by cable, 1999.
Musical profiles for Hispanic Heritage Awards, 1997 and 1998, broadcasted by NBC.
Music curtain for show broadcasted on public television, ‘The Immigrant Show’.
Musical background for theater play, ‘La Gringa’ performed at Repertorio Español, 1996.
Jingle for television commercial, 1995.