Alexander Jorge Leon, 20, is an Ecuadorian-American composer studying at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. He has been commissioned by members of the Seattle Symphony, Trinidad & Tobago’s Department of Culture, the 9/11 Memorial Foundation, among others. His concert music has been awarded by the National Foundation for the Advancement for the Arts, Tribeca Music Festival, and his pieces have won call-for-scores competitions, notably Sydney Contemporary Orchestra, Australia, and Tulsa Performing Arts Center, USA. in February 2014, Alex was the youngest of sixteen composers selected worldwide by world-renown composer Louis Andriessen for the Orkest de Ereprijs YCM 2014 in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. In film, Alex has served as orchestrator of orchestral and chamber music for Mateo Messina (whose credits include Juno, Thank You For Smoking), and he has scored multi-award winning films himself (see Modern Nature) that have premiered in venues including Cannes Film Festival.
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Alex received the "Best Original Score" award at the Long Island International Film Expo, NY, a festival considered "one of the 25 coolest film festivals in the world." Alex has also performed with notable pop artists, including Imogen Heap and Pomplamousse, and this summer Alex studied with renown Juilliard professor Samuel Adler.
Artistic Statement: Alex is always interested in new collaborations, commissions, and film projects. Alex has earned a reputation for creating high quality soundtracks within hours, and he specializes in documentary films. His orchestral music has been praised by professionals as "Fantastic!" and professional musicians have said they "love his music". He can be contacted at aleon6@u.rochester.edu (Hide extended text) ... (Read all)
