ADRIAN SANDI
Born and raised in San José, Costa Rica, Adrián began his clarinet studies in 1997 at the National Institute of Music of Costa Rica. He obtained his BM magna cum laude from Virginia Commonwealth University, his MM with distinction from DePaul University, and his Doctorate in Musical Arts from the Eastman School of Music. His main professors have included Ken Grant, Jon Manasse, Larry Combs, Julie DeRoche, Dr. Charles West, and Jose Manuel Ugalde.
Hailed by the New York Times as “a brilliantly cool yet tender soloist”, he is an active solo recitalist and has given chamber music and solo performances throughout his musical career in different cities in Costa Rica, Panama, USA, Canada, China, Mexico, Germany, Belgium and Guatemala.
As an avid performer of new music, Adrián is currently a member of loadbang, Ensemble Signal, founder of Ensamble ECO and has performed with groups such as New York New Music Ensemble, SEM Ensemble, Mimesis Ensemble, Numinous, and has toured with Bang on a Can All-Stars. Regularly performing works of rising and living composers, he has had the opportunity to collaborate with composer/conductors Oliver Knussen, Tristan Murail, Steve Reich, Charles Wourinen, Hilda Paredes, Anna Clyne, David Lang and John Zorn.
He served on the faculty of Wichita State University from 2011-2012 as Assistant Visiting Professor of Clarinet. As an orchestral musician, Adrián has performed as the principal clarinetist of Wichita Symphony Orchestra for their 2011-2012 season, has performed with ensembles such as the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Lake Placid Sinfonietta, Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Costa Rica, Symphony Orchestra Academy of the Pacific and is currently a member of Orquesta Sinfónica de Heredia.
Some of his recording projects include albums such as Ensemble Signal’s Harmonia Mundi release of Reich: Double Sextet / Radio Rewrite, the album “Dying will be easy” with the Richmond VA based improvisatory ensemble Fight the Big Bull, a solo work by Hilda Paredes in her album Señales and the music of mexican composer Juan Pablo Contreras in “Silencio en Juárez by Albany Records.
Adrián has won numerous awards, including First Place and Honorable Mention in the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) State and Regional Chamber Music Competitions respectively, a Semifinalist at the International Clarinet Association Young Artist Competition, First Place winner of the MTNA Young Artist Competition at the State Level and also a winner of the Virginia Commonwealth University Concerto Competition. While pursuing his DMA at Eastman School of Music and working as a Graduate Assistant, he was awarded the “2010-2011 Teaching Assistant Prize for Excellence in Teaching”.
El clarinetista costarricense Adrián Sandí comenzó sus estudios musicales en el Instituto Nacional de Música en 1997. Obtuvo su licenciatura con altos honores de Virginia Commonwealth University; maestría con distinción de DePaul University; doctorado en Artes Musicales de Eastman School of Music. Sus profesores fueron Ken Grant, Jon Manasse, Larry Combs, Julie DeRoche, Dr. Charles West, y José Manuel Ugalde.
Aclamado por el periódico The New York Times como “un solista brillantemente genial pero sensible”, Adrián se encuentra activo dando numerosos recitales de música de cámara y conciertos a través de su carrera musical en diferentes ciudades en Costa Rica, Panamá, EE.UU, Canadá, China, Bélgica, México, Guatemala y Alemania.
Un músico dedicado a promover la música contemporánea, Adrián es actualmente miembro de Ensemble Signal, loadbang, fundador de Ensamble ECO y se ha presentado con grupos como New York New Music Ensemble, Periapsis Music & Dance, Mimesis Ensemble, SEM Ensemble y ha participado en giras internacionales con Bang on a Can All-Stars. Regularmente interpreta obras de compositores contemporáneos, muchos de ellos de proyección actual y junto a los cuales ha colaborado profesionalmente como Steve Reich, David Lang, Oliver Knussen, Tristan Murail, Charles Wourinen, Hilda Paredes, Carlos Castro, Anna Clyne, David Felder y John Zorn.
Durante el año académico 2011-2012, trabajó como Profesor de Clarinete en Wichita State University. Como músico de orquesta, Adrián se desarrolló como clarinetista principal de Wichita Symphony Orchestra para la temporada del 2011-2012 y se ha presentado con orquestas como Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Binghamton Symphony Orchestra, Lake Placid Sinfonietta, Rochester Philarmonic Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Costa Rica, Symphony Orchestra Academy of the Pacific y actualmente es miembro de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Heredia.
Algunos de sus proyectos de grabación incluye discos tales como la grabación con Ensemble Signal del álbum “Reich: Double Sextet/Radio Rewrite” a cargo de la casa discográfica Harmonia Mundi, el álbum “Dying will be easy” con el grupo de improvisación basado en Richmond, VA Fight the Big Bull, una obra para clarinete solo en el álbum “Señales” de Hilda Paredes, y la música del compositor mexicano Juan Pablo Contreras en su albúm “Silencio en Juárez”, producido por Albany Records.
Adrián ha recibido numerosos premios, incluyendo Primer Lugar y Mención Honorífica en la división de Música de Cámara para el Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) a nivel Regional y Estatal respectivamente; Semifinalista en el Concurso de Jóvenes Artistas como parte del International Clarinet Association; Primer Lugar en la Concurso de Jóvenes Artistas del MTNA al nivel Estatal y también Ganador del Concurso de Solistas para la Orquesta de la Virginia Commonwealth University. Durante sus años como estudiante de doctorado en Eastman School of Music, Adrián se desempeñó también como Profesor Asistente y le fue otorgado el premio “2010-2011 Premio por Excelencia de Enseñanza como Profesor Asistente”.