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make your own map at: www.modmyprofile.comJose Alicea Espada has established himself as a soloist, pedagogue, chamber, and orchestral musician. His versatility as an artist includes: producing, directing, and performing. For many he was a percussionist of the original Casals Festival Orchestra and the Puerto Rico Symphony as well as a Latin Percussionist for the many artists in San Juan. As a soloist, he has performed with Ravi Shankar and the Puerto Rico Symphony. Mr. Alicea is also the first Puerto Rican to present solo marimba recitals in Puerto Rico. His talents include producing and directing highly successful endeavors, such with other artists, which combined the art of pantomime with music. In 1986 he founded Solistas de Puerto Rico, a chamber group that was hailed in the local press for its high artistic achievements. In 1995, Mr. Alicea founded and directed the International Percussion Festival of Puerto Rico, which has successfully become an annual event. This festival presents the art of percussion from a global, educational and professional perspective. Mr. Alicea has had extensive experience as a pedagogue, teaching percussion ensembles, as well as individual students. He has conducted percussion ensembles from the Dominican Republic, Columbia, Venezuela, Spain and Puerto Rico and also work together with Cachete Maldonado in the project Sinfonica de Tambores which present the top Latin Percussionist in Puerto Rico sponsored by Latin Percussion. He has also received accolades from graduate schools in the United States for being a successful teacher. Since 1982, Mr. Alicea has been a member of both the faculty of the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music and the annual Festival of Interamerican Youth Orchestras, where he has taught and conducted. Mr. Alicia is a member of the Percussive Arts Society and for four years on the PAS Board of Directors. He is also Chapter President for Puerto Rico. He has had the honor of studying under George Gaber, William Roberts, Randall Eyles, Leigh Howard Stevens, Roger Faulmann and Charlie Owen. José Alicea is a sponsor artist for Zildjian and Latin Percussion.
Jose Alicea, musical director, with Percussion Ensemble- Proyecto Flamenco. Cajon solo by Enrique "Peru" Chávez. With guest artist: Jeanne D' Arc, flamenco dancer.
José Alicea- musical director- on the cajon, with Percussion Ensemble- Proyecto Flamenco; Enrique "Peru" Chávez on the cajon, Andrés Mattei on the marimba, Etienne Rivera on vibraphone. With guest artist Jeanne d' Arc on the castanets. Music: "Valencia" by Ney Rosauro
