Alberto
Puerto

Guitar
Alberto Puerto
(He/Him) Origin: Havana, Cuba
Genres: Classical Guitar, World & Cuban Music
Official website:  albertopuerto.com
Voting Member: Latin Grammy Awards
Nominations and Awards: 
* CUBADISCO2021 Nomination, Best Classical Music Album 
* Cochabamba International Guitar Competition  2010 and 2012 
* Musicalia, 2009
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Currently Performing
The Musical Imprint of Hispanic Heritage
Lead musician, organizer, arranger
Cernuda Arte
Management
Alberto Puerto Music

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Alberto Puerto

     Guitarist, composer, and arranger Alberto Puerto, whose work has shown a great deal of variety in the field of classical guitar, has developed a practical methodology at all levels of musical instruction. A native of Cuba known for his contrasting repertoire, he has performed in diverse styles from Baroque to popular Cuban music infused with jazz elements, both as a soloist and with various chamber music projects. He has long been an advocate for the fusion of the guitar with other artistic manifestations in a cohesive yet decorative manner.

     During his 5 years as a professor at the Evangelical University of Bolivia, he taught guitar, harmony and music theory courses, and motivated students in connecting music to the arts in general, providing a platform that focused on developing creativity and emotion.

     In Havana, he was concertmaster of the Sonantas Habaneras guitar orchestra for five years.  This project was led by maestro Jesús Ortega, his mentor at the University of the Arts in Cuba.

     Awards from various national and international competitions include Concurso Internacional de Guitarra Cochabamba, Bolivia 2010 and 2012, Musicalia, in 2009.

     Alberto currently resides in Miami, Florida and has performed in numerous arts festivals and events such as the Miami International Ballet Festival 2017 and 2018, Art Basel Miami 2017 - 2018, Miami Guitart Festival in 2018, LnS Gallery's Arcimboldo´s Ghosts, an exhibition by Arturo Rodriguez in 2018, and Cernuda Arte Gallery's Cuban Arts Exhibition in 2019, among others.

     In 2020, he recorded his first album The Great Cuban Suite, in which he showcases the diversity of Cuban musical genres through the classical guitar and at the same time interacts with renowned Cuban jazz percussionists in the recording.  The album was released online in 2021.  He has participated in the Latin American Guitar Festival of Boston, has presented as a guest at the Guitar Society of the University of Florida, and has collaborated with Spanish composer José Luis De la Paz on the presentation of the album Introspective.  Alberto's teaching methods also recently led to the formation of his own Guitar School, the Alberto Puerto Guitar School, in Coral Gables, FL.  Most recently, he has been working on a second recording album, a Latin American songbook featuring various singers.  The artist is a member of ASCAP and of the Florida State Music Teachers Association.

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Experience

Experience

Music and Guitar Teacher

2019 - 2021
Coordinated early music education program

Guitar Teacher

2019 - 2021
Provided individual guitar instruction

Chair of Guitar Department

2012 - 2017
Designed the guitar studies program for the institution, teaching classical guitar, guitar ensemble, harmony, theory, and musical appreciation Coordinated student concerts for guitar majors, encouraged musical investigation through repertoire selection Developed new didactic methodologies for the curriculum - Collaborated with colleagues and invited them to the institution to interact with student events such as master classes, concerts, and conferences

Expertise

Instrument

Guitar

Special Skill

Chamber Music

Contemporary Classical Music

Industry

Classical Music

Classical Music