- Pedro Iturralde
Pedro Iturralde, born 1929, is a Spanish
saxophonist ,saxophone teacher, andcomposer of classical music.He began his musical studies with his father and performed in his first professional engagements on
saxophone at age eleven. He graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Music inMadrid , where he studiedclarinet ,piano , and harmony.He went on to lead his own jazz quartet at the W. Jazz Club in
Madrid , experimenting with the combined use offlamenco andjazz , and making recordings for the Blue Note label. In 1972 he undertook further study inharmony and arranging at theBerklee College of Music in Boston. He taughtsaxophone at the Madrid Conservatory from 1978 until his retirement in 1994.He appeared in Spain and abroad as a soloist with the
Spanish National Orchestra under the baton of Frühbeck de Burgos,Celibidache , Markevitch, and others.When he was 20 years old he composed "Czárdás" for saxophone. He dedicated the present version of the work, orchestrated by his brother Javier, to a friend, saxophonist
Theodore Kerkezos .
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