Guitar Catalog of the 20th and 21st Centuries

based on the original project by Vincenzo Pocci

rebooting by Cristiano Porqueddu

Guerra Yalil (1973)

Cuba

Guitarist and composer, was born in La Habana. He is the son of the famous Cuban vocal duo Rosell y Cary.

English
He was born in Havana, Cuba, April 27th,1973. The son of the famous Cuban vocal duo Rosell y Cary. His first musical studies were at the National School of Music (ENA) in Havana, Cuba (1985-1991) with classical guitar professor and concert master Jorge Luis Zamora.
At the age of 16, Guerra won the International Competition & Festival of Classical Guitar in Krakow, Poland, as well as the Special Prize (1990). Making a tour the following year for different Poland cities. He thus became the youngest Cuban awarded a prize in an international competition. He graduated as a Classical Guitar performer and Professor in 1991.
He studied two years at the “Instituto Superior de Música” (I.S.A.) and studied classical guitar with Jesús Ortega, Joaquin Clerch and Efraín Amador. Then he moved to Spain, and obtained his Master Degree in Classical Guitar at the Royal Conservatory of Music “Queen Sofía” in Madrid, Spain with professor and concert master Gabriel Estarellas.  Also he graduated from Counterpoint and fuge (1994-1998) with professors Daniel Vega and Mercedes Padilla Valencia. He received composition classes with composer and professor Aurelio de la Vega, Emeritus professor of the Cal State University, Northdridge, California.
He started his career as a producer, composer and arranger in 1990 and has worked with many industry companies and professionals.
Nowadays he writes music for US TV networks such as Univision, Telefutura and Canal 41 Miami; the music of shows such as: FIFA World Cup music theme 2010, Viva el Sueño (2009), the Latin Grammy awards (2005 through 2009), Premio lo Nuestro (2006 through 2010), Up front (2005 and 2006), Escándalo TV, Tributo a nuestra música, Premios Juventud, etc. are among his credits. He is producing and composing albums in his recording facility in Burbank, California.
Mr. Guerra, have compositions for chamber ensembles, choral works and for solo instrument. His classical works has been premiered in the United States, Canada, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia and Puerto Rico.
In 2010, Guerra was awarded Runner-up by the Brandon Fradd Fellowship in music composition sponsored by the Cintas Foundation and the Frost Art Museum of Florida International University 2010. Four awarded compositions have been included on his new album entitled “Old Havana”.
This year, Guerra was nominated by the Latin Recording Academy in the Best Classical Album category, with his  first album “OLD HAVANA” Chamber Music Vol. I.
Web: http://www.yalilguerra.com/About_the_artist.html (2011)

Composizioni (9)

TitoloEditoreStrumentazioneAnno
SOFIA non pubblicata 2007
AMAZONIA EXPRESS non pubblicata 2009
LA GUAJIRA NATURAL non pubblicata sopr, guit 2009
DESVELADO [Sleepless] non pubblicata 2012
GUITARRA LATINOAMERICANA (Tango de Amor, Adiós Habana, Vals Caraqueño, Samba do Rio, Fiesta Mariachi) non pubblicata 2013
LAS FÁBULAS NO ESCRITAS [The Unwritten Fables] non pubblicata fl, guit, orch 2013
NOSTALGIA GUAJIRO [Nostalgia of the Peasant] non pubblicata 2013
SECRETOS PROHIBIDOS [Forbidden Secrets] non pubblicata 2013
THE FREEDOM EAGLE non pubblicata 2 guit 2013