In June 2020, Mr. Amado graduated summa cum laude from Arts University of Cuba (ISA) with Bachelor of Music degrees in Composition and Violin performance. As a composer, Jorge has participated in several international events such as Havana Chamber Music Festival (2015), Festival of Contemporary Music of Havana (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021); the Austin Chamber Music Festival (2017, USA), the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival (2018 and 2022, USA), Classic Havana Festival (2019), Mozart Havana (2019), among others. He has composed music for films, most notably his work with Cuban filmmakers such as Fernando Pérez and Jonal Cosculluela. ... read more
David Friedman is a multi-talented artist who has made a name for himself in the Broadway community as a composer, lyricist, and pianist. Born in New York City in 1950, Friedman began playing the piano at the age of four and was composing music by the time he was six. He attended the Manhattan School of Music and later the Juilliard School, where he studied piano and composition.
Friedman made his Broadway debut in 1983 as the conductor and pianist for the musical "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." He went on to work on several other Broadway productions, including "Song ... read more
Broadway: Carousel; Hello, Dolly! (Tony Award for costume design); Cafe Crown (Tony for set design); The Cherry Orchard (Tony for costume design); Grand Hotel (Tony for costume design). Seventeen additional Tony nominations. Film credits include Radio Days (Academy Award nomination for production design), Bullets Over Broadway (Academy Award nomination for production design), and Zelig (Academy Award nomination for costume design). He received the Michael Merritt Award for Excellence in Design and Collaboration in 2002, was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame in 2004, received the Pennsylvania Governor's Award for the Arts in 2006, the Robert L.B. Tobin Award for ... read more
