Roberto McCausland Dieppa
{{Short description|Colombian pianist, conductor (born 1959)}}
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| alma_mater = Berry College
| occupation = Pianist, composer, conductor, author
| years_active = 1997–present
| notable_works = Sinfonia Latina
| style = Classical, contemporary, Nouveau Caribe
| relatives = Paulina Vega Dieppa (cousin) Ernesto McCausland (cousin)
| awards = Pro arte Hungarica prize 2006
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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|July 6, 1959}}
| birth_place = Barranquilla, Colombia
| website = {{url|https://robertomccauslanddieppa.com}}
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Roberto McCausland-Dieppa (born July 6, 1959), also known as Dieppe, is a Colombian pianist, composer, and conductor, specializing in classical, jazz, and Hungarian music.{{Cite news|url=https://www.elheraldo.co/tendencias/roberto-mccausland-en-tiempo-de-beethoven-158070|title=Roberto McCausland, en tiempo de Beethoven|last=Rodriguez|first=Martha Guarin|date=July 3, 2014|work=El Heraldo|access-date=November 20, 2018|language=es}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.elheraldo.co/entretenimiento/la-epoca-dorada-del-rock-en-barranquilla-381563|title=La época dorada del rock en Barranquilla|last=Naizzir|first=Lorayne Solano|date=July 13, 2017|work=El Harado|access-date=November 20, 2018}} His performances at various venues across the United States, Asia, Australia, and Europe, are noted such as Carnegie Hall, Ostrogskich-Chopin Hall, and the United Nations.{{Cite news|url=https://laolacaribe.com/sinfonia-latina/|title=Sinfonía Latina|last=Zapata|first=Mauricio|date=June 26, 2018|work=La Ola Caribe|access-date=November 20, 2018}}{{Cite news|title=Todo un exito la Sinfonia Latina|last=Arguelles|first=Gloria|work=El Heraldo|date=May 1976|location=Barranquilla Colombia|page=5}}
Roberto became well known after composing and conducting Sinfonia Latina at age seventeen in 1976. Following Sinfonia Latina event, he moved on to classical performances, composing and conducting becoming a critical figure in music education for children, disseminating Caribbean music using folk idioms and dance rhythm, espousing Hungarian music and culture, particularly the music of Franz Liszt, Béla Bartók which he is most passionately interested.{{Cite journal|date=January 2011|title=January/February Issue|journal=CFA Magazine|volume=22|issue=1|pages=1–74|doi=10.2469/cfm.v22.n1|doi-broken-date=November 1, 2024|issn=1543-1398}}{{Cite book|last1=Beethoven|first1=Ludwig van|title=Sonatas op. 13, Pathétique, 22 & 101 Sonatas op. 14, op. 78 & 53, Waldstein ; Sonatas op. 90, 79 & 106, Hammerklavier|last2=Beethoven|first2=Ludwig van|last3=Beethoven|first3=Ludwig van|last4=Beethoven|first4=Ludwig van|last5=Beethoven|first5=Ludwig van|last6=Beethoven|first6=Ludwig van|last7=Beethoven|first7=Ludwig van|last8=Beethoven|first8=Ludwig van|last9=Beethoven|first9=Ludwig van|date=2006|publisher=Harmonia Mundi France|location=Arles|doi=10.5962/bhl.title.62762}}
Biography
Dieppa was born in Barranquilla, Colombia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elheraldo.co/sociedad/el-pianista-roberto-mccausland-revive-su-sinfonia-latina-964305|title=El pianista Roberto McCausland revive su 'Sinfonía Latina'|first=El|last=Heraldo|date=December 19, 2022|website=ELHERALDO.CO}} He gained prominence at the age of 17 when he composed and led the "Sinfonía Latina" with the Barranquilla Philharmonic. He was educated at Barry College.https://web.archive.org/web/20181121022025/https://www.berry.edu/alumni/accent/Oct06.htm
In 1976, Dieppa blended rock, jazz, salsa, Spanish, and Caribbean music into a symphony, performed at the Municipal Theater to an audience of around 3,000. The performance is noted as a defining moment in his career.
In 2006, Dieppa was invited by the United Nations to perform at the commemorative event marking the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian revolution.{{Cite news|url=https://www.berry.edu/alumni/accent/Oct06.htm|title=All the world is his stage|work=Alumni Accent|access-date=November 20, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://internationalpress.jp/2010/11/24/concierto-de-piano-por-mccausland-dieppa-en-tokio/|title=McCausland Dieppa Piano concert in Tokyo|date=November 24, 2010}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.uninorte.edu.co/documents/73923/2707906/Bolet%C3%ADn+Uninorte+Ed.+90/216aef5f-8588-46db-997f-a7501bb4e438?version=1.0|title=25 year Celebration of Uninorte radio station|date=December 2008|year=2008|publisher=Uninorte}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web|title=UN_Mission/2006/2006-03-03|url=http://www.gimagine.com/gimagine/Hungarian_Consulate_and_UN_Mission/2006/2006-03-03-Moholy-Nagy/default.htm}}
Conducting style
A noted feature of the conductor's style is his ability to conduct without a baton. This eccentricity was observed by Juan B. Fernandez author and editor of El Heraldo comparing him to a young Arturo Toscanini. It is generally considered of great importance to a conductor's ability to communicate with the orchestra.{{Cite journal|last=Ferndez Renowitzky|first=Juan B.|date=May 7, 1976|title=McCausland" Musico con mas talento que caballera|journal=El Heraldo|pages=1, 5}}
As Igor Stravinsky "Dieppa's" conducting style came about as a necessity to disseminate the music and expand the Orchestra beyond traditional boundaries.{{Cite journal|last=Shulslapper|first=Robert|title=Sound Above All|journal=Fanfare Magazine|volume=38|pages=3}}
Bibliography
Author of over 30 articles about classical music and Caribbean culture, published in journals and periodicals.{{Cite web|date=May 1, 2019|title=El rey del carnaval|url=https://revistas.elheraldo.co/latitud/el-rey-del-carnaval-130327|access-date=2021-05-01|website=Revistas {{!}} EL HERALDO|language=es}}{{Cite web|title=Jornal Del Caribe: Ciclo: La orquesta|url=https://robertomccauslanddieppa.com/literature/journey/jornal-del-caribe-ciclo-la-orquesta/|access-date=2021-05-01|website=DIEPPA|language=en-US}} "Dieppa" is the creator of Beethoven for kids and teens, and Beethoven for kids. A series of books in various formats presented in both narrative audio and CDs for children and young people.{{Citation|title=Beethoven for Kids – Roberto McCausland-Dieppa {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/beethoven-for-kids-mw0000408906|language=en|access-date=2021-04-30}}{{Cite web|title=Roberto McCausland-Dieppa {{!}} Album Discography|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/roberto-mccausland-dieppa-mn0002237473/discography|access-date=2021-04-30|website=AllMusic|language=en}}
Selected discography
Caribe al Mundo was released on the Scruffy records label in 2013.{{Citation|title=Music from Documentary – Roberto McCausland-Dieppa {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/music-from-documentary-mw0003126201|language=en|access-date=2021-05-01}} The disc features Tres Piezas Encantadas para Orquesta composed in "Nouveau" Caribe genre 1. Inspiracion- De un Tema sobre el Rio Magdalena, 2. Fuga Rítmica Flamenca Caribe sobre la Pollera Colora 3. Cancion del Amor MisteriosoDanza- Requiem a Joe Arroyo.
A champion of Liszt's there are three recordings of Sonata in B minor: Liszt and more... recorded in September 15, 1997,{{Citation|title=Liszt and More … – Roberto McCausland-Dieppa {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/liszt-and-more-%25A6-mw0003126200|language=en|access-date=2021-05-01}} Music from the Documentary recorded in 2013, and Summer Le Chaluer Estivale, Liszt recorded in 2014.{{Citation|title=Summer: Le Chaleur Estivale, Liszt – Roberto McCausland-Dieppa {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/summer-le-chaleur-estivale-liszt-mw0003123368|language=en|access-date=2021-05-01}}
Other well-known recordings are Autumn: Passion- Beethoven Three Great Sonatas 2014,{{Citation|title=Autumn Passion: Beethoven – Three Great Sonatas – Roberto McCausland-Dieppa {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/autumn-passion-beethoven-three-great-sonatas-mw0003123370|language=en|access-date=2021-05-01}} Beethoven for kids and teens released in 2003,{{Citation|title=Beethoven for Kids – Roberto McCausland-Dieppa {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/beethoven-for-kids-mw0000408906|language=en|access-date=2021-05-01}} Beethoven for kids released on 23 May 2006,{{Citation|title=Beethoven for Kids and Teens – Roberto McCausland-Dieppa {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/beethoven-for-kids-and-teens-mw0001851693|language=en|access-date=2021-05-01}} and Late Night: Encores II 2014{{Citation|title=Late Night: Encores II – Roberto McCausland-Dieppa {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/late-night-encores-ii-mw0003123371|language=en|access-date=2021-05-01}}
The public associates Dieppa with the works of Beethoven, Liszt, and Bartok.{{Cite news|url=http://agoraclassica.com/reviews/absolute_magazine/-1/2734/edvard-grieglate-night-encores-iiroberto-mccausland-dieppa-pf|title=Review – Late Night: Encores II|last=Wulf|first=Franz|work=Agora Classica|access-date=November 20, 2018|archive-date=November 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121022018/http://agoraclassica.com/reviews/absolute_magazine/-1/2734/edvard-grieglate-night-encores-iiroberto-mccausland-dieppa-pf|url-status=dead}}
Legacy
= Sinfonia Latina Festival and orchestral residency =
The Inter-American Development Bank sponsors the music education area program for Sinfonia Latina music Festival Orchestral Residency in Barranquilla, Colombia.{{Cite web|title=Roberto McCausland Dieppa Trae su Sinfonia Latina|url=https://issuu.com/diarioadn.co/docs/adn_barranquilla_-_20210420|website=www.isuu.com|date=April 20, 2021 }}{{Cite web|last=|title=En El mes de nino, BID patrocina programa de ensenanza musical en Barranquilla|url=https://www.lametronoticias.com|website=La Metro Noticias|location=Colombia}}{{Cite news|year=2021|title=El Tiempo|work=El Tiempo de Bogota|location=Bogota, Colombia|url=https://www.eltiempo.com}}{{Cite web|last=Heraldo|first=El|title=Programa musical Sinfonía Latina: arte para el cambio social|url=https://www.elheraldo.co/sociedad/programa-sinfonia-latina-para-ninos-y-jovenes-811861|access-date=2021-05-03|website=EL HERALDO|date=April 24, 2021 |language=es}} The IDB and IDB Invest assembly of governors 2021, gifts children, and young people of Barranquilla, and its metropolitan area the application, operation, and practice of the festival an orchestral residency program. The Festival's mission is excellence in performance, education, and social work through the arts for community development. Scheduled annually, the event takes place two weeks after the cities carnival. Puerto Colombia Foundation, of Barranquilla, Colombia, is the executing entity using the arts for education and social development. Initially planned for March 2020, the event was postponed to March 2022 – 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and autochthonous-based work composed by Mr. Dieppa are part of the program. The Festival and Residency include the donation of musical instruments, lectures in universities, conservatories, and schools; accompanied by a series of workshops on music instruction and training for teachers attached to the youth orchestra system.
The resident ensemble is the Orchestra of Saint Luke's, New York City, conducted by Roberto McCausland "Dieppa".
Awards and recognition
- 2002: Merrill Lynch Prize{{Cite web|url=https://www.robertomccauslanddieppa.com/about/|title=About|website=Roberto McCausland Dieppa|access-date=November 20, 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/46015241/roberto-mccausland-dieppa-81c-berry-college|title=Bravo!|last=Woodall|first=Rick|work=Berry Magazine|access-date=November 20, 2018|pages=10–12}}
- 2006: Pro-Arte Hungarica Prize by the Hungarian Government's Ministry of Culture{{Cite web|url=http://www.epa.oszk.hu/00000/00014/00085/index_elemei/lap.html|title=Nyugati Hírlevél 85. sz. 2006. március 1.|website=www.epa.oszk.hu|access-date=2019-03-08}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.robertomccauslanddieppa.com/ Official website]
- [https://www.allmusic.com/artist/roberto-mccausland-dieppa-mn0002237473 Dieppa's discography] at AllMusic
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Category:Colombian classical musicians