LUISA MORALES

…Her playing has tremendous forward drive, particularly effective in the Soler which never palls here…Morales makes full use of the Kirckman's broad palette of colours…giving full rein to its extrovert personality, which suits her choice of sonatas admirably, particularly, those of Soler. (Noel O'Regan, Early Music Review, London April 2008)

…There was certainly no participant who did not thrill to the recital of 18 th century Spanish music by Luisa Morales on original instruments…Interest was even heightened when she was joined at the conclusion by dancer Cristobal Salvador who employed traditional folk dance steps plus castanets while Luisa played Scarlatti Sonatas…( David Pickett , Historical Keyboard Society Newsletter , USA June 2003)

Harpsichordist and scholar LUISA MORALES specializes in Spanish keyboard music. She has given concerts as a soloist in Europe, the United States , Canada , Mexico , Costa Rica and South America often under the auspices of the Spanish Embassy and the Department of Cultural and Scientific Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She has published articles in music magazines and has taught courses and given lectures on Spanish keyboard music at several European and American universities and centers (Edinburgh University, National Music Museum Vermillion USA, Riverside-Los Angeles California University, Magnano International Symposium, AMIS conference, FIMTE...). In 1983 she won the Colemán and José Miguel Ruiz Morales prizes for interpreting Spanish music. From 1980 to 1990 she studied in Paris and Amsterdam under Rafael Puyana and Ton Koopman.

Recent publications include the books (ed.) Five Centuries of Spanish Keyboard Music (2007) , Domenico Scarlatti in Spain (in press), Claves y pianos españoles: interpretación y repertorio hasta 1830 (2003), Obras para tecla del siglo XVIII MM. de San Pedro de las Dueñas (1997), and articles in the music journals 18th century Music review (2006 and 2008, in press), ), De Clavicordio Proceedings Magnano (2004), Nassarre (1996, 1997, 1999, 2002), Revista de Musicología (2000, 2002). She is contributor as recording reviewer of the electronic Spanish music magazine Mundoclasico.com

Luisa Morales has recorded as a soloist the CD “Musica Sorprendente” (Caskabel) a World Première of unwknown 18 th century music from a Spanish benedictin convent, and “Scarlatti and Soler in London ” recorded at the Kirckman harpsichord of the National Music Museum ( South Dakota ).

Recent presentations include a duo concert together with Miklós Spanyi in Lausanne's Harmoniques International Conference, featuring Soler concertos for two keyboard instruments on the Stein vis-à-vis harpsichord and fortepiano (1777), and several recitals in USA, including the Conference of the AMIS and Galpin Society in Vermillion, South Dakota on the Museum's Kirckman harpsichord (1798), Spain and Central America.

In 2006 she organized the 1 st Global Scarlatti Marathon “Scarlaton”, all the sonatas of Scarlatti were played in one day time by more than 200 performers, in Europe and the Americas . Luisa Morales is the founder and director of FIMTE, the International Festival of Spanish Keyboard Music.

CRISTOBAL SALVADOR has extensively toured Europe with his dance ensemble, participating in the most important Folklore Dance Festivals. He has given courses on andalousian folklore, bolero dance and castagnettes at the dance schools of Murcia, Burgos, Almería and notably at the Shrine Music Museum and Birllingham Festival.

Mr. Salvador is a member of the committee board of the Andalousian Federation of Folklore (FAAF) and the deputy in Andalousia of the Spanish National Federation of Folklore (FEAF).

LUISA MORALES se especializa en música española para tecla. Fundadora y directora de FIMTE, Festival Internacional de Música de Tecla Española ha realizado numerosas publicaciones, entre las más recientes: (ed.) “Five Centuries of Spanish Keyboard Music” (LEAL, 2007), "Claves y pianos españoles: interpretación y repertorio hasta 1830" (IEA 2003), "Obras para tecla del siglo XVIII MM. de San Pedro de las Dueñas" (IFC 1997), así como artículos en las revistas de musicología Nassarre (1996, 1997, 1999, 2002), Revista de Musicología (2000, 2002 y 2006), De Clavicordio (2004), 18th century Music review (2006 y 2008), Goya Encounters proceedings, Riverside-University (2006). Es miembro de la Sociedad Española de Musicología y colaboradora de la revista electrónica Mundoclasico.com.

Ha realizado conciertos como solista en prestigiosos festivales de música antigua, tanto europeos ( Oude Muziek , Utrecht; Harmoniques , Lausanne; Edinburgh Georgian Museum Series; Paris, Montpellier…) como de Estados Unidos, Canadá, México, Costa Rica y Sudamérica. Sus investigaciones en los conventos de clausura en Castilla, la han llevado a catalogar, editar y grabar música hasta ahora desconocida proveniente de esas instituciones (Institución Fernando el Católico y Producciones Caskabel ).

Ha dado conferencias y recitales en universidades y congresos tanto europeos como americanos, entre ellos, la Universidad de Edinburgh, el America's National Music Museum Vermillion South Dakota, la Universidad de Riverside-California, el Congreso de la Sociedad Americana de Instrumentos Musicales AMIS, Congreso de la Sociedad Americana de Teclados Históricos SHKS, el festival Harmoniques de Lausanne y el Symposium Internacional de Clavicordio de Magnano.

Ha grabado como solista los CDs “Música Sorprendente” dedicado al repertorio de tecla del convento de clausura de San Pedro de las Dueñas y “Soler and Scarlatti in London” (2006) en un clave Kirckman (1798) en el National Music Museum de Estados Unidos.

Ganadora de los premios Colemán y José Miguel Ruiz Morales de interpretación de música española en el año 1983.

Han sido sus maestros en Paris y Amsterdam, entre 1980 y 1990 Rafael Puyana y Ton Koopman.

…Her playing has tremendous forward drive, particularly effective in the Soler which never palls here…Morales makes full use of the Kirckman's broad palette of colours…giving full rein to its extrovert personality, which suits her choice of sonatas admirably, particularly, those of Soler. (Noel O'Regan, Early Music Review, London April 2008)

…There was certainly no participant who did not thrill to the recital of 18 th century Spanish music by Luisa Morales on original instruments…Interest was even heightened when she was joined at the conclusion by dancer Cristobal Salvador who employed traditional folk dance steps plus castanets while Luisa played Scarlatti Sonatas…( David Pickett , Historical Keyboard Society Newsletter , USA June 2003)

CRISTOBAL SALVADOR ha difundido la danza tradicional por gran parte de la geografía española y en distintos países como Portugal, Italia, Francia, Inglaterra, Alemania y Estados Unidos. Ha impartido clases en distintas escuelas y agrupaciones de folklore de Almería y Murcia, además de cursos especializados de escuela bolera en el Festival Internacional de Música de Tecla Española FIMTE, en el Shrine Music Museum en South Dakota y en el Festival de Organos de Oaxaca (Méjico).

Ha actuado junto con Luisa Morales en universidades americanas y festivales europeos presentando danzas rescatadas del folklore junto a las sonatas dieciochescas españolas.
Actualmente compagina su labor docente con recitales y actuaciones siempre en el ámbito de la danza tradicional. Cristóbal Salvador es delegado en Andalucía de la Federación Española de Agrupaciones de Folklore (FEAF) y vicepresidente de la Federación Andaluza (FAAF). Es presidente y fundador de la Asociación Coros y Danzas Virgen del Río.