Oscar Manuel Gómez Calatayud

Winner of the instrumentalist prize, Cante de las Minas 2012

Oscar Manuel Gómez Calatayud
Age 36
Valencia
Winner of the 2012 Flamenco instrumentalist category

Oscar Manuel Gómez Calatayud began his studies in the Conservatorio de Torrenete, Valencia, aged 6, and has studied with a long list of masters and composers to attain his current level of virtuosity. He is fully qualified as a sound and image technician, as well as having completed many courses: Master Class de Flamenco by flautist and composer Joaquín Cortés, with Juan Parrilla, Domingo Patricio and Jorge Patricio.

As an artist, he has shared the stage with Leo Molina in "My inspiration, "; in the Bienal de Valencia, along with the Compañia de Oscar Valero, with Pitingo, María Pages, Marta Sol, Vicente Amigo in the Festival de Flamenco de Valencia, with Potito, Javier Zamora, Celia Mur, and Paquete, as well as Estrella Morente and Chano Dominguez.

He has also recorded with a wide range of artists including Javier Zamora, in "Aires del Mediterráneo, " with Lucas Jiménez in the work, "Flamenco Jazz" and with Emilio Villar.

However, for Oscar, his most important work to date, is "Lágrimas de Sal, " an innovative and experimental spectacular written by himself. In this piece, flamenco fuses with classical music, a work dedicated to the union of diverse cultures, in which 10 artists interact, fusing classical music and flamenco.

The piece is adaptable for Symphonic Orchestra, or for chamber Orchestra and hopefully his success in gaining the title of instrumentalist 2012 at the Cante de las Minas in La Unión , will help him to bring his work to a wider audience.


 

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