Angel Daniel Garcia Sierra
Clarinetist & Composer
Columbus,Georgia
Summary
Young, up-and-coming clarinetist who has performed throughout the Americas and was a recipient of the prestigious Woodruff Scholarship Award at the Schwob School of Music, Columbus State University, in 2018. He has performed with orchestras in Latin America and the US, won the 2015 MasterWorks Festival Concerto Competition and twice 1st prize in the Fall and Contemporary competition of the Charleston International Music Competition 2021.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Principal Clarinet
Schwob Philharmonic
Columbus, GA
08.2018 - 05.2022
Columbus State University, 2018- Present.
Der Rosenkavalier, Capriccio Espagnol, La Forza del Destino Overture, Prokofiev 5th Symphony, Miraculous Mandarin
Principal Clarinet
Schwob Wind Ensemble
Columbus, GA
08.2018 - 05.2022
Columbus State University, 2018 – Present.
Stravinsky’s Octet, Varese’s Octandre, Hindemith’s Symphony, Dvorak’s Serenade, Mozart’s Serenade K. 361
2nd Clarinet
Columbus Ballet
Columbus, GA
12.2019 - 12.2019
Performance as 2nd Clarinet with the Columbus Ballet Orchestra, The Nutcracker.
Principal Clarinet
Asociación Filarmónica De Honduras
Tegucigalpa, FM
01.2017 - 12.2017
Performances with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Honduras, many political and important events held out in the Presidential House of Honduras.
Education
Bachelor of Music - Clarinet
Columbus State University
Columbus, GA 08.2018 - Current
Certificate of Music - Composition
Columbus State University
Columbus, GA 01.2019 - Current
Accomplishments
- Woodruff Scholarship Award Winner, Schwob School of Music, 2018-2022
- The MasterWorks Festival’s Diane M. Walter Orchestra Clarinet Fellowship Award.
- 1st Prizes Charleston International Music Competition 2021 – Contemporary and Fall.
- Finalist, Schwob Concerto Competition, 2018, 2019 and 2020. Weber 1 & 2, Copland.
- 2nd Place, Journeys: Mental Health Awareness Through Art – Suite Tegucigalpa - Composition
Masterclasses and Conferences
Conferences Attended:
- International Clarinet Association, ClarinetFest 2019.
- Guatemala’s Clarifest, 2017.
- Honduras’ Clarinet Festival, 2016.
Masterclasses Performances:
- Bixby Kennedy, Schwob School of Music, February 2020.
- Dr. Andy Hudson, Schwob School of Music, February 2019.
- Dr. Robert Spring, Schwob School of Music, November 2018, March 2021.
- Dr. Ray McClellan, The Masterworks Festival, July 2018.
- Diana Haskell, The Masterworks Festival, June 2018.
- Dr. Kornel Wolak, USAC (Guatemala), July 2017.
- Dr. Calvin Falwell, USAC (Guatemala), July 2017.
- Dr. Harry Hill, The Masterworks Festival, 2015.
- Karen Hill, The Masterworks Festival, 2015.
- Iván Valbuena, Escuela Nacional de Música (Honduras), 2014.
Major Compositions
Redemption Overture
To be recorded by Schwob Philharmonic Orchestra Spring 2022.
Echoes of Fading Love for Flute and Piano
To be Premiered by Adeline DeBella on Spring 2022.
Distanced Love for Flute and Clarinet
Premiered by Maggie Archer and Josh Partridge, April 2019.
Capriccio for Solo Clarinet
Premiered by Jorge Díez, April 2019.
Recuerdos for Solo Piano
Premiered by Andrea Caruso, April 2019.
Brass Trio No. 1
Premiered by Christopher Campbell, Sam Dufresne and Harold Villa, October 2018.
Timeline
2nd Clarinet
Columbus Ballet
12.2019 - 12.2019
Certificate of Music - Composition
Columbus State University
01.2019 - Current
Principal Clarinet
Schwob Philharmonic
08.2018 - 05.2022
Principal Clarinet
Schwob Wind Ensemble
08.2018 - 05.2022
Bachelor of Music - Clarinet
Columbus State University
08.2018 - Current
Principal Clarinet
Asociación Filarmónica De Honduras
01.2017 - 12.2017