![]() He has received important awards for composition and his music is performed and recorded worldwide by the finest artists. ![]() ![]() He has written eight concertos (four for guitar, two for violin, one for flute/piccolo and one for the Puerto Rican cuatro), orchestral compositions, a variety of chamber works in which the guitar appears in diverse ensembles, and numerous guitar solos, some of which have become standards. Music Ĭordero has composed a large catalogue distinguished by its Caribbean flavor. In addition to his activities as composer, performer and teacher, Ernesto Cordero was music director since 1980 to 1997 of the International Guitar Festival of Puerto Rico. Since 1971, he taught composition and guitar in the music department of the University of Puerto Rico. He first studied guitar from 1961 to 1964 with Jorge Rubiano and he later worked with several teachers, most importantly Regino Sainz de la Maza in Spain in the 60s and Alirio Díaz and Claudio de Angelis in Italy in 1972. Subsequently, he did post-graduate work in composition with Roberto Caggiano in Rome, Italy, from 1972 to 1974, and with Julian Orbón in New York, from 1977 to 1978. ![]() Ernesto Cordero was born in New York City and began his higher studies in 1963 when he entered the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico, continuing at the Madrid Royal Conservatory, Spain, where he earned a diploma in 1971.
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