Biography

– César Gallego Serrano (1989): His musical education began at the age of six when he began to take private piano lessons, and by age eight, he was admitted into the “Amaniel” Professional Music Conservatory. After four years of elementary level training as a pianist with a grade point average of 9.15 on a 10 -point scale, he passed into the next level – a six-year study program always obtaining the highest grades. Throughout the 10-year study program, he was awarded the following prizes for piano performance: two first prizes, two second prizes, the “Amaniel Award” for the best student in piano at the elementary level, and upon completing the study program – the “Honors Prize” for best piano student.

Outside of the Conservatory, he received the Honorable Mention “Hazen Award” – a competition among all of the music conservatories throughout the province of Madrid, in addition to receiving Master Classes in Performance from renowned professors such as Rita Wagner or Diego Cayuelas.

At the age of 18, he was admitted to the Piano Performance degree of the Madrid Royal Conservatory of Music, later transferring into the Composition program due to his new-found passion for the subject.

Finally, he possesses an outstanding academic background and training with a specialization in Music Scoring for Audiovisual Media, obtained under the tutelage of Maestros Eduardo Armenteros and Teresa Catalán, among others. He graduated with honours in 2014 and received the highest reward for his final degree project. Further, he complemented his studies by completing a Master’s degree in Digital Audio Production.

Awards and academic qualification

  • Graduated with honors specializing in Composing for audiovisual means in the Royal Conservatory of Madrid

  • Awarded on my Final Thesis Project about “Minimalism and its influence on music scoring and orchestral concert”

  • Master in Digital Sound Production (Escuela Profesional de Nuevas Tecnologías CICE)

  • Final Winner: PlayStation® Talents Music de 2017

  • Pro Tools 11 certification, level 210M

  • Outstanding achievement during the 6th year of piano

  • Awarded with honors during the 4th year of piano

  • Finalist awarded with honors in the Piano Intercentro contest of Madrid

Filmscoring

Advertising / Spots / Booktrailers / Series & WebSeries / Theatre

Arrangements / orchestration on demand

  • Arranger and orchestrator for the Young Orchestra Musicaeduca

  • Symphonic Orchestral arrangements for the Rose in flames CD of the artist Whiteveil recorded with the Extremadura Orchestra

  • Arranger and orchestrator for the Young Orchestra “Allegro” of Ciudad Lineal

  • Orchestral arranger of the main track of the film “The godfather”

  • Adaptation of the main tracks of the musical “Les miserables”

  • Adaptation of the John Williams suite “ Night at the cinema”

  • X Music for the audiovisual means WorkshOp as an active student with the premier of the Young Orchestra of the Community of MADRID (JORCAM)

  • Reduction on demand of the zarzuela “Gulliver’s travels” (Jiménez y Vives) to chamber music (String quartet with piano)

  • Arrangements and transcriptions of children’s songs/tracks for “Growingup Studios”

Courses & teaching

  • Course “Reading, comprehension and interpretation of the piano musical sheet I and ii”, by Rita Wagner

  • Course: “Contemporary music during the Soviet Union context” by Professor D. Alexander Tchaikovsky

  • Fundación Autor X Music Workshop for the audiovisual means

  • Videogame music composing Workshop by Óscar Araujo. Fundación Autor

Experience & others

I am currently teaching after-school activities in the “Musical creation Workshop” of the SAGRADO CORAZÓN School in Madrid as a piano, harmony and music initiation teacher for children under six years old.

I have participated as a speaker in the XI Music for the audiovisual means workshop of the Fundación Autor. My presentation was about: The complete process of composing, editing and recording an original soundtrack (10/18/2013).

I have participated as a speaker in the XII MUSIC FOR THE AUDIOVISUAL MEAN Workshop of the SGAE Foundation. His presentation was about: Minimalism and the influence film music and concert music. (11/21/2014).

Orchestral adaptation and arrangements for the Young Orchestra “Allegro” of Ciudad Lineal headed/ directed by Ignacio Caicedo Patiño.

Premiers & concerts

  • Concert in SGAE´s Manuel de Falla hall “Contemporary music. Future Spanish composers”. Conducted by The Royal Conservatory of Madrid contemporary music group directed by Sebastián Mariné”

  • Concert in the Royal Conservatory of Madrid in the Manuel de Falla hall with synchronized image projection”

  • Premiere of “Ritmo” ,or cello solo, musical piece included in the Ocho miradas a Chillida concert, celebrated in the Museum of Navarra.

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