MARCO GRANADOS, FLUTIST

Marco Granados epitomizes the 21st century musician, having maintained a versatile career as an innovative
chamber musician, an international concerto and recital soloist, and a lead teaching artist and educator. He is
one of the world’s leading flutists on Latin American music, and his diverse repertoire spans from folk to
classical music.

Since his New York City debut recital at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall in 1991, Mr. Granados has gone on
to perform in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium for “Sonidos Latinos”, a celebratory festival of Latin American
music. He has performed the Jacques Ibert Flute Concerto and the Mozart Concerto for Flute and Harp with the
New York City Symphony at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall and Merkin Concert Hall, and has been a
featured soloist at Wigmore Hall in London. Mr. Granados has frequently been a featured artist at the National
Flute Convention, flute associations, and multiple artist series. Highlights of his 2016 and 2017 season include
solo recitals at the New Jersey Flute Society, the Colorado Flute Association, the Arizona Flute Society, and the
Utah Flute Association, and performances at Merkin Concert Hall and the 92nd Street Y in New York City.

An avid chamber musician, Mr. Granados has performed at The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the
Chamber Music Society of Detroit, and with such distinguished artists as clarinetist Paquito D’Rivera, flutist
William Bennett, flutist Ransom Wilson, harpist Nancy Allen, and oboist Heinz Holliger. He is a founding
member of the chamber ensemble Classical Jam and has been a member of many critically acclaimed
ensembles, among which are Triangulo, a Latin American Chamber Trio, and Quintet of the Americas.

A devoted educator, Mr. Granados is a professional teaching artist, having hosted, presented and developed
programs for Lincoln Center Education, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, The New York
Philharmonic, and Carnegie Hall to name a few. Mr. Granados has been on faculty at the Longy School of
Music of Bard College in Boston. Marco is a Haynes Flutes Artist and resides in New York City.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR MARCO GRANADOS:

"...beautifully played by Marco Granados..."

New Yorker Magazine

"...Mr. Granados piped with a sweet dexterity..."

New York Times

"...Venezuelan-born flutist Marco Granados demonstrates breath control that must be the envy of every wind player from here to the
next world..."

New York City Tribune

"…You are an incredible flutist and musician....you make the instrument come alive!"

Michael Brecker Jazz Saxophonist

“…Instead of the legendary clarinetist Paquito D'Rivera, we had the opportunity to hear the flutist Marco Granados. The audience was
amazed, since listening to this instrumentalist is a rare and great pleasure. With his virtuosity and technique - which is perfect - he
could have flown beyond the frame of the ensemble program direction. Every single interpreter played with incredible liveliness, and
with extraordinary joy and naturalness.”
Janko Setinc, The Daily VECER, Maribor, Slovenia 

Videos

Invitación al Danzón by Paquito D'Rivera - Marco Granados, flute

https://youtu.be/aMI5OqtY8Nw

Villa-Lobos The Jet Whistle - Assobio a Jato for flute & cello
https://youtu.be/33yor91WtAg

La Fleur de Cayenne" by Paquito D'Rivera - Marco Granados, flute; Elena Abend, piano
https://youtu.be/zubBnmymYzs

Cañoneando - Music of Venezuela – Marco Granados & Jorge Glem

https://youtu.be/nffegkruEz4

Venezuelan Potpourri - National Flute Association live performance at the Kennedy Center
https://youtu.be/a7C8fh2GpvI

Revirao by Piazzolla arr. Exequiel Mantega - Live Marco Granados, flute; Elena Abend, piano
https://youtu.be/Wn3wjGVtpd8
SELECTED SOLO & CHAMBER PERFORMANCES

Carnegie Hall – Stern Auditorium – New York - Concerto Soloist

Carnegie Hall – Weill Recital Hall – New York - Solo Debut Recital
Lincoln Center – Alice Tully Hall – New York - Concerto Soloist
Wigmore Hall – London – Solo Debut Recital
92 Street Y – New York – Jazz Performance
Town Hall, New York – Chamber Music
Merkin Concerto Hall – New York – Concerto Soloist and Chamber Music
Detroit Symphony Hall, Detroit Michigan – Chamber Music
Moab Music Festival, Moab, Utah - Solo, Orchestral & Chamber
Crested Butte Music Festival, Crested Butte, Colorado - Solo, Orchestral/Principal
Caramoor Music Festival - Solo & Chamber Music
Chamber Music Northwest, Portland, Oregon – Chamber Music
Bermuda Music Festival, Bermuda - Chamber Music
Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra – Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Orchestral
Macao Music Festival, China - Solo & Chamber Music
Colorado Music Festival, Boulder, Colorado - Solo & Chamber Music
Banff Music Festival, Banff, Canada – Solo, Chamber & Orchestral

SELECTED INTERNATIONAL MASTERCLASSES

IV Academia Regional de Flauta, Tocancipa, Colombia

Conservatorio de Musica, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Gedai University, Tokyo, Japan
Royal Conservatory of Music, Glasgow, Scotland
Academy of Music, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Keiskerama School, Soweto, South Africa
Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
Royal Academy of Music, British Flute Society, London, UK
British Flute Society, York, UK
Conservatorio de Musica, Puerto Rico, USA
“El Sistema”, Latin American Flute Academy, Various Locations, Venezuela

RECORDINGS

SOLO RECORDINGS
Music of Venezuela, Soundbrush Records
Luna, Flute & Guitar, Hermes Records
Tango Dreams - The Music of Astor Piazzolla with Triangulo) Triangulo Records
Sunflute – Venezuelan and Latin American Flute Favorites, Koch World Records
Amanecer – Venezuelan Flute Favorites, Hermes Records

CHAMBER MUSIC RECORDINGS

Recordings with Quintet of the Americas:

Self Portrait, XLNT Records

Discovering the New World, MMC Recordings
Mount Gretna Suite, XLNT Records
Souvenirs, XLNT Records

COMPOSITIONS

PUBLISHED & COMMISSIONED

The Hibiee-Jibiees - Venezuelan joropo for solo flute, published in Das Querflötenbuch 2, Germany
The Venezuela Suite, Caramoor Music Festival Commission, Katonah, New York, New York
Two Venezuelan Etudes for solo flute, NFA Commission for High School Soloist Competition
Tonada del Amanecer for solo flute, used in David Blaine’s “Magic Man” TV documentary

PUBLICATIONS & INTERVIEWS

The Flute View, Artist Interview

Flute Talk Magazine - Featured Cover Interview
FLUIT - The Magazine for the Netherlands Flute Society, Artist Interview
Pan - The Journal of the British Flute Society - Artist Interview
The Flutist Quarterly - The Vibrant Flute Music of Venezuela article by Marco Granados