Nebulectic Premonitions...

Felix Salazar is a composer whose music ranges from works for solo guitar to large ensemble. In every manifestation, his art is empathic and emotionally driven. Life experience, be it a broken heart or the civil war in El Salvador, is the inspiration for his compositions. Therefore, Felix maintains the freedom to draw upon whichever compositional philosophy best expresses his connection to the subject matter. His process is open and intuitive.

Renowned ensembles such as the California EAR Unit, the Cal Arts New Century Players, and the UCLA Guitar Ensemble have performed Felix's work. Felix received his Masters Degree in Composition at the California Institute of the Arts where he studied under Morton Subotnick, Vinny Golia and Stephen Lucky Mosko. Other teachers included James Tenney, Christian Wolff, Michael Pisaro and Mark Trayle. In 2003, Felix was awarded his Bachelor of Arts in Commercial Music from the California State Polytechnic University Pomona where he studied with Peter Yates and David Kopplin. During his career, Felix has composed dozens of chamber works. Which have included music for strings (solo and ensemble), short films, voice, piano and guitar trio, chamber orchestra, various electro-acoustic ensembles, jazz quartets and big band.

Felix was born in Los Angeles on February 28, 1978 and raised there by immigrant parents of Mexican and Salvadorean descent. At the age of 21, while studying classical guitar, he wrote his first piece entitled Ghost vs. Frog for solo guitar. With the birth of that composition Felix realized that he would be writing music, for the rest of his life. Aside from composing, Felix teaches music and classical guitar throughout Los Angeles. Additionally, he can be spotted in collaboration with local artists, both as a composer and a performer. He also enjoys being an amateur photographer, drawing abstractions and maintaining microcosms of various tropical plant and aquatic life.

"Felix is a great composer and nobody knows why!" Dr. Peter Yates, UCLA

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Recent Performances:

New Century Players - Large Ensemble Concert
- Music by selected Cal Arts Graduate Composers: Eric Walton, Adam Fong, Teri Card, Felix Salazar, Clinton Haycraft, Sage Lewis, and Kenneth Christianson. Which will include the debut
of my piece That's How Things go for mezzo-soprano and large ensemble. Lyrics by Brandon Mayer.
Monday, May 1, 2006 8pm - Free
California Institute of the Arts
Roy O. Disney Music Hall
Valencia, CA

The California Ear Unit
- Performance of Graduate Composer works by: Doug Barrett, Johnny Chang, Daniel Corral, Adam Fong, Stina Hanson, Clinton Haycraft, Lewis Keller, Sage Lewis, James Orsher, Felix Salazar, Mark So, Ryan Tanaka, and Luke Taylor. The debut of my piece El Hombre ante el Infinito (Man Before the Infinite) inspired by the painting with the same name by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo.
Saturday, February 25, 2006 8pm - Free
California Institute of the Arts
Roy O. Disney Music Hall
Valencia, CA

Three Guitars & Three Concerts
- Performances by: Emile Por?e - Jazz, Brandon Mayer - Folk, Chelsea Green - Classical.
Including special guests: The Pretentious Pigeons (jazz combo) and Felix Salazar (composer). The debut of my piece Hombre con Coraz?n Abierto performed by Philip Graulty.
Saturday, Febrauary 18, 2006 8pm - $5 donation
The Rockrose Gallery
4108 N. Figueroa
Highland Park, CA

O.K. Composer
- Featuring new compositions by Mark So, Marc Nimoy, Luke Thomas Taylor,
Felix Salazar, Lewis Keller, Stina Hanson, Phil Stearns and James Orsher.
The debut of my piece For James Orsher - for solo piano, performed by Mark So.
Saturday, January 28, 2006 2pm - Free
California Institute of the Arts
Roy O. Disney Music Hall
Valencia, CA

New Century Players / California EAR Unit - Small Ensemble Concert
- Music by selected Cal Arts Graduate Composers: Eric km Clark, Eric Lindley, Luke Taylor, Felix Salazar, Aaron Drake, Douglas C. Wadle, and Stina Hanson. Which will include the debut
of my piece Five Dancing Umbrellas for soprano and guitar.
Monday, November 14, 2005 8pm - Free
California Institute of the Arts
Roy O. Disney Music Hall
Valencia, CA

ESP Night
- CalArts students directed by Mark Trayle present new electronic,
electro-acoustic and computer music works. Works by: Phillip Stearns, Aaron Drake, Sarah Seelig, Mark So, Daniel Corral, Marc Nimoy, Caleb Epps, James Orsher, Douglas Wadle, Ryan Tanaka. The premiere of Marc Nimoy's piece Hungry Bunny Discovery in which I will take part in.
Thursday, November 10, 2005 8pm - Free
California Institute of the Arts
Roy O. Disney Music Hall
Valencia, CA

New Music For Woodwinds Concert
- Faculty clarinetist William Powell and student woodwinds players perform
a series of new pieces written by CalArts composers. Works by: Salvatore Sciarrino, John Signor, Thadeus Frazier-Reed, Adrian Dunham, Steve Forman, Marcelo Silveyra, Luke Thomas Taylor, Tajma Beverly, Daniel Ribiat, Michael Ribiat, Felix Salazar, Joseph Kudirka, Larry S. Lindberg, and Jacob Druckman. The premiere of my piece:
La Busqueda de la Esencia I-V
a Rufino Tamayo
Wednesday, May 13, 2005 8pm - Free
California Institute of the Arts
Roy O. Disney Music Hall
Valencia, CA

New Media Night
- CalArts students directed by Mark Trayle present new electronic,
electro-acoustic and computer music works. Works by: Harris Wulfson, Mark So, Joe Kudirka, Jen Boyd, Ken Christianson, Patrick Vaillancourt, Cooper Baker, James Orsher, and G. Douglas Barret. The premiere of Ken Christianson's Primary Colors in which I will take part in.
Thursday, May 12, 2005 8pm - Free
California Institute of the Arts
Roy O. Disney Music Hall
Valencia, CA

UCLA Guitarists
- A night of guitar music and the premiere of Marc Nimoy's
Piece for One Composer: "Piece for Two Guitars" in where I will be the performing composer.
Wednesday, May 11, 2005 8pm - Free
UCLA Schoenberg Music Bldg
Jan Popper Theater
West Los Angeles, CA

Sounding Out
- A night of cool music by: Andre Vida, Kasey Bindra, James Orsher, John Bergamo, Felix Salazar, Devin McNulty, Mark So, Teri Card, Joseph Kudirka, Harris Wulfson, Anni Rossi, Vince Falzone, and Mike Winter. The premiere of my piece Threeyee for solo guitar peformed by Philip Graulty.
Wednesday, May 4, 2005 10pm - Free
California Institute of the Arts
Main Gallery
Valencia, CA

Fowler Out Loud: Nimoy/Salazar Laptop Duet
- "An evening of sound, spectacle, noise, and composition welcomes attendees to the world of experimental electronic improvisation, as these musicians embrace computer programming and sound manipulation for musical performance. Featuring Marc Nimoy, a UCLA music student, and Felix Salazar, a graduate composition student at Cal Arts. Outdoors, light refreshments provide."
Thursday, April 21, 2005 6pm - Free
University of California Los Angeles
UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History
Los Angeles, CA

New Century Players - Small Ensemble Concert
- Music by selected Cal Arts Graduate Composers including: Doug Barret, Mark So, Joyce Hwang, Harris Wulfson, Felix Salazar, Luke T. Taylor, Andre Vida, and Teresa Card. Which will include the debut of my piece Transitions for flute, clarinet, French horn, cello, and piano.
Monday, March 14, 2005 8pm - Free
California Institute of the Arts
Roy O. Disney Music Hall
Valencia, CA

Composition and Dance
- Cal Arts Graduate choreographers and composers collaborate to create new works.
Debut of collaboration with choreographer Irene Ko.
Monday, March 14, 2005 1:30pm - Free
California Institute of the Arts
The Sharon Disney Lund Dance Theater
Valencia, CA

To hear samples of the works below visit my website by clicking the link above.
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For James Orsher (2006) - Piano Solo

For Lucky Mosko (2005) - Muted Trumpet and Bass Drum

Voces Inocentes (2005) - Piano, Jingle Bells, and Bamboo Flute

Five Dancing Umbrellas (2005) - Soprano and Guitar
- I. Red
- II. Green
- III. Yellow
- IV. Blue
- V. Purple

La Busqueda de la Esencia - a Rufino Tamayo (2005)
- I. Mascara Roja - Flute Solo
- II. Hombre con Pipa - Bassoon Solo
- III. Dos Hermanos - Bass Flute and Guitar
- IV. Personaje con Sombrero - Bass Clarinet Solo
- V. Insomnio - Woodwind Quintet (Flute, Oboe, French Horn, Bass Clarinet, Contrabassoon)

Threeyee (2005) - Guitar Solo

Distant Staire (2004) - Piano

Transitions (2005) - Flute, Clarinet, French Horn, Cello, and Piano

The Cage (2005) - Dance

Transitions - II. The Unborn (2004) - Clarinet, Violin, and Piano

The Alchemist - I. Prelude (2003) - Cello and Guitar