Julio Roloff
{{Short description|Cuban composer (born 1951)}}
Julio Roloff (born 1951 in Havana) is a Cuban composer that has collaborated with the Laboratorio Nacional de Música Electroacústica (LNME) founded by composer Juan Blanco, where he created numerous electroacoustic pieces.
Studies
Julio Roloff studied double bass and music theory at the Amadeo Roldán and Ignacio Cervantes Conservatories. He also studied musical composition with Roberto Valera and Carlos Fariñas at the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA).Orovio, Helio. Cuban music from A to Z. Tumi Music Ltd. Bath, UK. 2004. P.186.
Performer
Composer
In the 1980s a group of composers that included Julio Roloff, started receiving instruction and working at the ICAP Electroacoustic Studio in Havana, Cuba.Juan Blanco, the LNME and the electroacoustic music in Cuba. [https://archive.today/20130105140923/http://www.electroacustica.cult.cu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71:juan-blanco-el-lnme-y-la-musica-electroacustica-en-] The works of Julio Roloff have been performed by soloists such as Cuban guitarist Carlos Molina Subtropics New Music Festival. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230326/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1995-04-11/lifestyle/9504100217_1_miami-string-quartet-david-atherton-new-world-symphony] and Czech percussionist Tomás Koubek,{{Cite web|url=http://www.arta.cz/index.php?p=shop_item&id=F10152&site=en|title = ARTA - Shop item}} as well as various instrumental ensembles, in concerts and Festivals such as the International Electroacoustic Music Festival "Primavera en Varadero",Juan Blanco, the LNME and the electroacoustic music in Cuba. [https://archive.today/20130105134230/http://www.electroacustica.cult.cu/index.php?view=article&catid=49:articulos&id=71:juan-blanco-el-lnme-y-la-musica-electroacustica-en-cuba&option=com_content&Itemid=61&lang=en] celebrated in Varadero Beach, Cuba, the Festivales Latinoamericanos de Música and the Subtropics Festival, in Miami, Florida.Festivales Latinoamericanos de Música http://musica.coord.usb.ve/festival/participantes.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424050459/http://www.musica.coord.usb.ve/festival/participantes.html |date=2017-04-24 }}
Since 1993, Julio Roloff established his residence in the US, where he has closely collaborated with the South Florida Composers Alliance, directed by Venezuelan composer Gustavo Matamoros.{{Cite web|url=http://musiconabudget.com/?module=calendar&calendar%5Bview%5D=day&month=4&year=2010&day=29|title=2010/01/29 – subtropics}}
See also
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