Julieta Ugartemendia

Biografia (español e ingles) 

Julieta Ugartemendia ha disfrutado de una productiva y variada carrera como clarinetista y directora que incluye conciertos como solista, música de cámara, miembro de orquesta en importantes salas de conciertos de Estados Unidos, Europa y Argentina; clases en escuelas y universidades sobre diferentes temas musicales; y la formación y dirección de varios exitosos ensambles musicales.

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Ella ha tocado en Carnegie Hall en Nueva York, Heinz Hall en Pittsburgh, Teatro Argentino en La Plata, Teatro Colon, Teatro Avenida, Centro Cultural Kirchner y Teatro San Martin en Buenos Aires, entre otros.

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Sus profesores incluyen a los Maestros Daniel Kerlleñevich de la Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Argentina, y Thomas Thompson, Michael Rusinek y Ron Samuels de la Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Algunos compromisos musicales incluyen: Pittsburgh Opera Center, Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Playhouse of Point Park University, Point Chamber Orchestra, Johnstown Symphony, Erie Philarmonic, International Opera Theatre en Philadelphia e Italia, Teatro Argentino de La Plata, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Argentina, Orquesta Estable del Teatro Colón y Juventus Lyrica.

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También activa en la educación musical, Julieta fué profesora en Chatham University, Winchester Thurston School, Hope Academy of the Music and the Arts, Orquesta Escuela de Chascomus, Orquesta Escuela de Hurlingham, directora y coordinadora de la Banda de Vientos Juvenil de Buenos Aires y el ensamble Ayres del Plata. 

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Actualmente es directora del Ensamble de Clarinetes de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, miembro de diversas agrupaciones de música de cámara, concertino y maestra de la Camerata Argentina de Clarinetes, e integrante de la Banda Sinfónica de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires.

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Buscando nuevos perfiles en su carrera, Julieta completo en Mayo de 2023 una maestria en Dirección de Ensambles de Vientos en Carnegie Mellon University (Estados Unidos) con el Maestro George Vosburgh, y en diciembre de 2023, un semestre del programa Advanced Musical Studies con el Maestro Michael Rusinek.

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Ingles:

Julieta Ugartemendia has enjoyed a prolific and varied career as a clarinetist, teacher and conductor that includes performances as soloist, chamber musician and orchestra member at important venues in North America, South America and Europe; teaching assignments at schools and universities in a variety of musical subjects; and the formation of several successful musical ensembles. She has performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City, Carnegie Music Hall, Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh, and the most important theatres of Argentina: Teatro Argentino, Teatro Colon, Centro Cultural Kirchner, Teatro Avenida. 

Julieta initiated her musical career in Argentina, where she studied conducting and piano at the School of Fine Arts in La Plata and received her Bachelors of Clarinet Performance and Music Education from the Beethoven Conservatory in Buenos Aires. After winning a national scholarship competition in Argentina and relocating to the United States, she completed the Performance Residency Program at Carnegie Mellon University and an Artist Diploma at Duquesne University. Her professors included Thomas Thomson, Michael Rusinek and Ron Samuels from the Pittsburgh Symphony.

After returning to her home country, Julieta performed regularly with the National Symphony of Argentina, Teatro Argentino and Teatro Colon, and since 2017 she has held the Eb clarinet position at the Symphonic Band of Buenos Aires.

Active also in musical education, she was the coordinator and conductor of the Banda de Vientos Juvenil de Buenos Aires since 2015, created and conducted the Wind Ensemble Ayres del Plata, was a clarinet teacher at several youth orchestras from Argentinean’s Youth Orchestral projects, and lecturer through the country as a wind specialist for youth orchestras.

She is the founder and director of the Clarinet Festival ``ECpBA” and “Festival de Clarinete del Buen Ayre” since 2014, and the creator and concertmaster of the “Camerata Argentina de Clarinetes”.

Today, pursuing a new goal in her career, Julieta is completing a Master’s in Wind Ensemble Conducting at Carnegie Mellon University under the instruction of Maestro George Vosburgh.