Martín Palmeri

Head and shoulders photographic portrait of a white man with greying hair and a short beard and moustache in an open-necked dark blue shirt and grey jacket
Palmeri in 2018

Martín Palmeri (born 1965) is an Argentine composer and conductor.

Early life and education

Palmeri was born in 1965 in Buenos Aires.[1] He has trained in orchestral conducting, choral direction, composition, piano, and singing.[1]

Work

His 1996 Misa a Buenos Aires, known as Misatango, combines the Roman Catholic Latin mass with music of the tango, in the nuevo tango genre.[2] It was first performed by the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba,[1] and was the opening piece for the 2013 International Festival of Sacred Music and Art in Rome, featuring Argentine singer Bernarda Fink, three bandoneons and the choir of Cologne Cathedral.[3][4]

His other works include:[1]

  • Tango del Bicentenario (Bicentenary Tango)
  • Canto de la lejanía (Song of Distance) (2010)
  • Oratorio de Navidad (Christmas Oratorio), (2003)
  • Mateo, an opera (1999)
  • Fantasía tanguera (Tango fantasy) (2000)
  • Presagios (Portents) (2001)
  • Concierto para bandoneón (Bandoneon concerto) (2004)
  • Concierto de danzas (Dance concerto)
  • Negro y negro (Black and black)
  • Sobre las cuatro estaciones (On the four seasons) (2004/2012)
  • Magnificat (2012)
  • Tango Gloria (2014)
  • Amor América (2014)
  • La Creación (2016)
  • Tango Credo (2017)
  • Laudate Pueri (2017)
  • La Pasión según Astor (2021)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Martín Palmeri". Distinguished Concerts International New York. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Martin Palmeri: Misa a Buenos Aires". naxosdirect.co.uk. NaxosDirect. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  3. ^ Harris, Elise (5 November 2013). "Musician blends Tango, classic styles in Mass composition". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Argentine composer brings Tango Mass to Pope Francis". Rome Reports. 8 November 2013. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2021.