About the event
7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023
Annett Recital Hall, 152 Lowe Center for the Arts
7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023
Annett Recital Hall, 152 Lowe Center for the Arts
La Crosse's annual New Music Festival features events for UWL students, community outreach, and three nights of very different concerts.
Composer, conductor and pianist born in Monterrey, México. His works have been performed and recorded by orchestras around the world like Philharmonia Orchestra, Boston Pops, San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony and by most major orchestras in México.
In Hollywood he has worked as conductor for major films like Furious 7 and IT Chapter 2 and has orchestrated music for films like Lights Out and the Oscar winning documentary Free Solo. He has collaborated with the San Francisco Symphony for their Día de los Muertos concerts and has made orchestral arrangements for Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic for their Noche de Cine and Power to the People concerts.
Rodríguez has recently composed the orchestral score for the film The Mistress directed by Greg Pritikin and has completed composing the music for the 3rd season (120 episodes) of the animated series Victor and Valentino for Cartoon Network, and is currently working on a commission for maestro Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops orchestra to be premiered Christmas 2022.
Read a full biography on Arturo’s website
Arturo Rodríguez, Dr. Jonathan Borja and Director Dr. David Dies are thrilled to be visiting an area high school to play some music and engage in a wide-ranging question-and-answer session with local students about music and a career in the music industry.
Arturo Rodríguez will answer questions from Director Dr. David Dies and UWL students about his career, including commissioned work and composing for television and film.
UWL piano students, as well as some piano students from the area, will play pieces, including some of Mr. Rodríguez's works, and receive feedback about their technique and interpretation of the pieces from the composer and pianist.