03/25/2022
Huxford Symphony Orchestra featuring the 2021 Concerto-Aria Competition Winners
Saturday March 26th, 7:30pm
Moody Concert Hall
Jorge Diez- Graduate Division Winner
Carl Maria von Weber- Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-flat Major
Jorge Diez born in Medellin, Colombia, recognized as a versatile clarinetist in fields such as orchestral and chamber music.
Before moving to the U.S, he was an active orchestra player and freelancer based in Medellin, Colombia. Diez has been part of the Zulia Symphony Orchestra, the Simon Bolivar concert band and Estudio Polifonico Orchestra. Additionally, he performed with the Simon Bolivar orchestra, Medellin Philharmonic, The Prolirica Colombia, the Columbus Ballet (US), the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Tuscaloosa Symphony, Meridian Symphony. Huntsville Symphony, among others.
Diez has performed in important venues in Venezuela, Colombia, Italy, Spain, and the United States and important events as the ClarinetFest, Bergamo chamber music festival, Medellin music festival among others. He was the winner of the Rafael Urdaneta young soloist competition, where he had the opportunity to play as a soloist with the orchestra. He was a finalist in the Clarinetfest excerpt competition in 2019 and winner in the Huxford Competition 2021.
Jorge began his musical studies at the age of eleven in the Red de Escuelas de Musica de Medellin. During the second year of his undergraduate studies at the EAFIT University, Diez won a full scholarship at El Sistema de Orquestas de Venezuela. He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Clarinet performance under the tutelage of the principal clarinetist of the Venezuela Symphonic Orchestra, Mark Friedman. Diez later moved to Columbus, in the United States to complete his Artist Diploma at the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University with Dr. Lisa Oberlander.
Currently, Diez is Adjunct clarinet instructor at Talladega College and is pursuing his master’s degree in clarinet performance at the University of Alabama under the guidance of Dr. Osiris Molina.
