Emanuel Arias y Luna

Emanuel Arias y Luna

Works for Cello

Cantilena Op. 9, for cello and piano.

Dos canciones Op. 11,  for cello and piano.

Cuatro piezas Op. 17 (1985),  for cello solo.

Dupla Op. 18, for cello and viola.

Concierto Op. 25, for cello and orchestra.

Cantus iniens Op. 32, for cello and piano.

Sources:

  • Furman Schleifer, M., and Galván, G. (2016). Latin American Classical Composers, A Biographical Dictionary. London: Rowman & Littlefield.

  • Música en México (2018, September 20). Emmanuel Arias y Luna (1936). Música en México. https://musicaenmexico.com.mx/musica-mexicana/emmanuel-arias-luna-1936/

  • SACM Biografía Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de México. (n.d.). Nuestros socios y su obra. Emmanuel Arias. SACM Biografía Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de México. https://www.sacm.org.mx/Informa/Biografia/10452

Emanuel Arias y Luna

Mexican composer, violinist and conductor, born May 16, 1935.

Born in Mexico City, Mexico. Emanuel Arias y Luna is a violinist, composer, and conductor whose pedagogical experience has beneficially impacted early music education in Mexico. Arias studied at the Escuela Superior Nocturna de Música with Francisco Contreras and graduated in 1954. He became a violinist of the National Symphony Orchestra in 1955, where he remained until 1983. He was also a member of the Chamber Orchestra of the National Preparatory School of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Along with his performance endeavors, Arias became a prolific pedagogue and served as a teacher at the Santa Cruz Acalpixca Music Academy. He was also a professor of harmony, counterpoint and composition at the José F. Vázquez School of Music. Additionally, Arias taught at the Alexander von Humboldt German School, the Wagner Academy of Music and the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes School of Music, where he later became director. He also conducted several orchestras throughout Mexico, including the Orquestra Sinfónica of Coyoacán. Amongst his pedagogical work, he is the author of an elementary method book for violin titled “Alegría,” which is used throughout Mexico.