Huascar Barradas

Huáscar Barradas "The Venezuelan Flutist"

A contemporary artist with arenaissance spirit

Flutist, composer, arranger and producer.

The German Newspaper "FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINEZEITUNG" wrote:

"Mr Barradas has elevated us to anexpressive spectrum of the flute, beyond that of what our Europeans ears areused too. He shined with absolute rhythmic precision and virtuosity".

From Bach to the Beatles, Folk music, jazz,flamenco, latin or contemporary music, Huascar Barradas plays it all. His solidmusical education comes from attending important conservatories anduniversities in Venezuela, Germany and the United States.

Virtuoso, versatile, profound, vanguardist.Pioneer of the Venezuelan musical movement Neo-Folklore where he combines folk,jazz, classic and contemporary musical tendencies in a very unique approach.

A man of radio and fashion, a crusader forthe environment, a pacifist and foremost a dreamer. He conducted for 5 yearshis own radio program "El Pabellon" where he supports the best of the Venezuelanmusic and young coming artists.

He plays an average of 100 concerts a year inimportant festivals and Theaters worldwide. His 18 compact discs and 2 dvds "Entre Amigos" are distributed andsold successfully in Latin America, Europe, Japan and the United States.Nominated to the Latin Grammy 2011 for his video "Entre Amigos 2" and Nominatedto the Latin Grammy 2013 as best instrumental album. He owns HB Records and Huascarflautaproducciones CA where he develops all his musical creativity.

His works include from film scoring toexperimental compositions like "Pacificanto" in which he combines the sing ofthe humpback whale of the Colombian Pacific with diverse instrumentation andhuman voices.

He lectures worldwide on the "Interpretationof Latin American Music" in different universities, conservatories andfestivals.

Founding member and collaborator to theVenezuelan National System of Youth and Infant Orchestras. Played asco-principal flutist of Venezuela's National Philarmonic Orchestra and theOrquesta Sinfonica Municipal de Caracas. His musical training was made inimportant conservatories and universities in Venezuela, the USA and Europe.

Collaborator to "Children against CancerFoundation", "Colmena de la Vida" and AIDS Foundations in Venezuela. In 2007 hefounded "Art for Children" a foundation created to support children withspecial artistic talent in Venezuela.

www.huascarbarradas.com

Phone: 58 414 3305314 @huascarbarradas huascarflauta@gmail.com

"Huascar Barradas is a spectacularflautist, band leader, composer and musical artists. His performances areinvigorating and inspiring. Huascar would be equally at home in theprinciple chair of a great orchestra or jamming with the world's top jazzartist. He is a rare musician, indeed!"

SheltonG. Berg
Dean - Patricia L. FrostProfessor of Music
Frost School of Music
University of Miami
PO Box 248165
Coral Gables, FL 33134-7610
(305) 284-2241