Background
Serebrier, José was born on December 3, 1938 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Came to the United States, 1956. Son of David and Frida (Wasser) Serebrier.
Serebrier, José was born on December 3, 1938 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Came to the United States, 1956. Son of David and Frida (Wasser) Serebrier.
Diploma, National Conservatory, Montevideo, 1956. Diploma, Curtis Institute Music, 1958. Bachelor, University Minnesota, 1960.
Studied with Aaron Copland, Anatal Dorati, Pierre Monteux.
Quartet for Saxophones 1955, Pequena musica (wind quintet) 1955, Symphony Number 1 1956, Momento psicologico (string orchestra) 1957, Suite canina (wind trio) 1957, Symphony for Percussion 1960, The Star Wagon (chamber orchestra) 1967, Nueve (double bass and orchestra) 1970, Colores magicos (variations for harp and chamber orchestra) 1971. Indiana composer, conductor, since 1955. Apprentice conductor Minnesota Orchestra, 1958-1960. Associate conductor American Symphony Orchestra, New York City, 1962-1966.
Music director American Shakespeare Festival, 1966. Composer-in-residence Cleveland Orchestra, 1968-1971. Artistic director International Festival of Americas, Miami, since 1984, Festival Miami, since 1985.
Guest conductor numerous orchestras including London Symphony, London Philharmonic, Paris Radio, Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Founder, artistic director Festival Miami (international arts festival), 1984.
Composer: (for orchestra) Variations on a Theme from Childhood, (for chamber) Symphony for Percussion, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (recorded by Royal Philadelphia Orchestra on ASV), (concerto for harp and orchestra) Colores Magicos, 1970, Symphonie Mystique, 2003 (5 Grammy nominations including best new composition 2004), Symphony Northern 3 (Grammy nomination for best new competition 2004), also works for chorus, voice, keyboard. Recordings for Radio Corporation of America, Cryptography Research Inc, ASV, KEM, Disc, Trax Classique, Electric and Music Industries, Tioch, Chandos, Varese-Sarabande Decca, Image, Pickwick, BMG, Bank for International Settlements Records, Vox, Dinemec, Conifer Classics, Decca, Warner Classics, Naxos, with various orchestras. Conductor for many recordings including Sibelius Symphony Northern 1, Holst's The Planets, Carmen, Poulenc's opera La Voix Humaine, Shostakovich Film Suites volunteer 1, 2 and 3(Deutsche Schallplatten award 1988), Carole Farley Sings French Songs (Deutsche Schallplaten award 1988), (home video) Kultur, Prokoviev's Alexander Nevsky, Beethoven's Eroica and Tchaikovsky Symphony Northern 1 with Sydney and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Mendelssohn Symphonies, Beethoven Symphonies, Bloch's Violin Concerto and Serebrier's Poema Elegiaco Civil Defense, 1992, Le Orchestral Music of Tchaikovsky (several vols.), Laserdisc of Operas The Telephone by Menotti and La Voix Humaine by Poulenc with Scottish Chamber Orchestra, 1992, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 1992, Dvörak Symphonies with Czech State Philharmonic for Conifer/BMG, Music of Janacek and Chadwick (4 CDs) for R.R., Hindemith Civil Defense with Philharmonia Orchestra for ASV. (first complete recording) Partita, Ned Rorem For Naxos. (world-premiere recordings) Winterreise, Fantasia.Solo-violin sonata with London Philharmonic Orchestra. Gershwin Civil Defense with Royal Scottish National Orchestra for Dinemic. Delius songs and orchestra works, Grieg songs, London Philharmonic Orchestra recording for Dinemic.Conductor Grammy Awards, 2003. Recordings: music by William Schuman (2 Grammy nominations), Ives Symphony Northern 4 (Grammy nomination), Carmen Symphony (Latin Grammy for best classical album 2004).
Member American Symphony Orchestra League, American Music Center, American Federation Musicians.
Married Carole Farley, March 29, 1969. 1 child, Lara Adriana Francesca.