MAC MACLURE
Born in Florida , USA , Mac McClure began to study the piano under Consuelo Colomer and continued with Michael Zenge and Phyllis Rappeport. In 1986 he moved to Barcelona Spain to study at the prestigious Marshall Academy , founded in 1901 by Enrique Granados. Since 1991 he has worked closely with Alicia de Larrocha the Spanish vocal and solo repertory as well as standard repertory. Since 1998 he has worked closely with Dalton Baldwin studying French art song.
Mac McClure's repertoire extends from Bach to Lutoslawski, Messian and Rzewski. In addition to the Spanish and traditional repertories, McClure is an acclaimed champion of the 20th century music. He has given world premiers by Montsalvatge, Mompou, Morera, Arauco, Bertran, Borras, Cervello, Garriga, . . . working closely with Ingrid Arauco, Carlota Garriga, Moises Bertran, Ramon Humet, Ricardo Llorca, Xavier Montsalvatge, Joaquin Nin-Culmell, Carlos Surinach, and Xavier Turull. He is frequently invited to play with major American and European orchestras.
Outstanding among his many recordings for Columna Musica are the complete vocal works of Albéniz. The world premier recording of the Granados quintet Op. 49, released in January of 2002, highly praised in Gramophone and International Record Review, will soon be followed by another CD of Granados chamber music including the piano trio and the complete music for cello and piano, the complete vocal works of Mompou and piano solo and vocal works by Manel Valls. Along with co-editor Frances Barulich, he has published an urtext edition of the complete songs of Albeniz and a volume of arias form the stage works of Albeniz, all published by Editorial Boileau.
He is the assistant director of the Semana Colombo Catalana (a week dedicated to Colombian and Catalan music) in the University EAFIT in Medellin Colombia . ). He is the executive president of SIL (Spanish Independent Labels).
He travels to the United States two or three times a year to offer master classes and concerts at universities (University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and Kalamazoo, University of North Carolina at Chapel and Greenville: Queens College, University of Arizona ect.) and conservatoires (Julliard School of Music
Mac McClure nació en Florida, EEUU. Empezó sus estudios musicales con Consuelo Colomer, y continuó con Michael Zenge y Phyllis Rappeport. En 1986 se trasladó a Barcelona para estudiar con Carlota Garriga en la prestigiosa Academia Marshall, institución fundada en 1901 por Enrique Granados. A partir de 1991 trabaja con Alicia de Larrocha el repertorio español y clásico. La música para piano y voz forma gran parte de su repertorio, en especial, la obra completa de Granados, Montsalvatge, Mompou y Turina.
El repertorio de Mac McClure se extiende desde Bach a Lutoslawski, Messian y Rzweski. Muy frecuentemente, en sus programas aparece la música de compositores españoles -Albéniz, Falla, Garriga, Montsalvatge, Mompou, Rodrigo, Surinach, Toldrà y Turina-. Sus interpretaciones de música del siglo XX y música contemporánea han sido aclamadas por la crítica, público y compositores. Ha estrenado obras de Montsalvatge, Mompou, Morera, Arauco y Henze.
Entre sus grabaciones en CD destacan la primera grabación mundial de las canciones de Isaac Albéniz, la primera grabación mundial del quinteto op. 49 de Enrique Granados que recibió excelentes criticas en Gramaphone (2002) e International Record Review. Un CD de obras Catalanas entorno a Mompou y un cd de música de Manuel Valls. Es el coordinador de tres proyectos: la obra completa de Xavier Montsalvatge, Mompou y Oscar Esplà. Co editor junto con Frances Barulich de la obra para piano y voz de Isaac Albeniz publicado por la Editorial Boileau.
Es el director asistente de la semana Colombo Catalana en la Universidad EAFIT en Medellín Colombia y presidente de la empresa discográfica SIL (Spanish Independent Labels).
Viaja a Estados Unidos dos o tres veces al año impartiendo clases magistrales en las universidades de Michigan: Ann Arbor y Kalamazoo, University of North Carolina en Chapel Hill y Greenville, Queens College, University of Arizona y Conservatorios (Julliard School of Music).
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