Closing Concert of the 2026 Festival includes D. Aquino – YOAminicana (Florida Premiere)
Guest conductor and composer for the 2026 FIU Music Festival
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Composer News
“La Ciguapa” a new commissioned composition premieres in November
La Ciguapa is a legend, a mysterious woman from the Dominican Republic who cannot be captured or controlled, a vivid symbol of autonomy, freedom, and self-possession
Guest composer for the CMS Young Composers Competition in 2027
Each year the CMS Young Composers Competition features a new nationally known guest composer who is passionate about working with future generations of composers.
A new piece inspired by Pablo Picasso’s Guernica
Imaginación Folklórica (2026) - for Guitar, Piano Accordion & Orchestra (My Folkloric Imagination) Darwin Aquino (DrwAq), composer & conductor Lydia Schmild, Piano Accordion Celso Cano, Guitar St. Louis Philharmonic Orchestra Skip Viragh Center for the...
Stephen Porter performs Darwin’s piano music
Acclaimed pianist Stephen Porter performs Subito Piano (2015) by Darwin Aquino in a recital organized by the Artist Presentation Society of St. Louis.
A new composition to celebrate the music of The Americas
Experience the rich musical tapestry of the Americas, where sounds from across the globe converge to create vibrant and distinctive regional styles. This program features a new commissioned string trio by Darwin Aquino and music by Miguel del Águila, Agustín Lara, Florence Price, and others—celebrating the diverse cultural voices of North, Central, and South America.
World premiere of latest composition in Philharmonie Berlin
Concert 1 & 2 – Instituto Cervantes (Oct. 17 2024) & Resonanzraum (Nov. 9 2024) – Hamburg, Germany / Concert 3 – Philharmonie Berlin (Nov. 13 2024) – Germany
Darwin’s “Perfume” premieres in New Jersey to celebrate Latin Music
This program features works by contemporary composers Guido López Gavilán (Cuba), Miguel Astor (Venezuela), Darwin Aquino (Dominican Republic), Johanny Navarro and Ernesto Cordero (Puerto Rico), along with songs from Brazil, Haiti, Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru.
Darwin Aquino in the Latin American Music Festival in Caracas, Venezuela
Chamber music concert, Thursday, October 24
Unity premieres at the National Flute Association
Sonic explorations: a survey of caribbean flute repertoire
Música siglos XX y XXI: "Folklore dominicano en la música hoy" con Darwin Aquino | Bellas Artes RD
Curso de Introducción a la Música de los siglos XX y XXI Módulo: "Folklore dominicano en la música de hoy", impartido por Darwin Aquino. El Curso de Introducción a la Música de los siglos XX y XXI fue desarrollado por la Dirección General de Bellas Artes, a través de la Dirección de Educación y Formación Artística Especializada (DEFAE) en conjunto con la Academia de Artes Acuario.
Video Lecture: Dominican Folklore in Darwin’s compositions (En Español)
Introduction to Music of the 20th and 21st centuries course. Module: “Dominican folklore in today’s music”, taught by Darwin Aquino. (in Spanish)
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Premiere of Darwin’s work for Solo Percussion
David Fernandez, Percussions | Recorded at the Centro Social por la Musica, Caracas, Venezuela | April 2023