About me

Alejandro Cancelos
Musical Studies

• Conservatory of Music of the province of Buenos Aires “Julián Aguirre”, getting his degree as Clarinet Professor in 1999 with the highest qualification.

• He studied Composition in the same Conservatory with the teachers: Luis Arias, Daniel Schachter, Eduardo Wilde and Luis Sardo.


• He studied Composition with Electroacustic Music with the Professor Daniel Schachter.

• He took clarinet lessons with the following professors: Luis Slaby, Luis Rossi, Mariano Froggioni, Carlos Céspedes, Guillermo Sanchez and Mariano Rey.

Courses and MasterclassesAlejandro Cancelos

• He took part in the II Festival of International Music of Buenos Aires as an active student, taking classes with the teacher Patricia Kostek from Canada.

• He took part in the First Meeting of Latinamerican Clarinets in August 2000.

• He participated in Masterclasses with the Professor Jonathan Cohler in 2002 and 2003.

Contests and Scholarships

• In September 1998, he won the contest in the clarinet category to join the Banda Sinfónica de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, one of the most important musical institution in Buenos Aires and Argentina in which he plays nowadays.

• In April 2004, he won the contest in the clarinet category to be a member of the Agrupación Sinfónica de Morón.

• In March 2003, he won the scholarship in the Music category given by the National Fond of Arts of Argentina to continue studying with the teachers Carlos Céspedes and Guillermo Sanchez.

Musical Experience

Alejandro Cancelos• He is/was member of different ensembles and orchestras especially Contemporary Music Ensembles: Conjunto Pro-Música de Cámara de la Asociación Italiana de Monte Grande (1994); Banda de la Policía Federal Argentina (1994-1998); Ensamble de Música del Siglo XX del Conservatorio Julián Aguirre; Ensamble de Música Contemporánea “Ensambles XXI” under the conduction of Alejo Pérez Pouillieux playing premiers of Alejo Pérez Pouillieux, Julio Viera, Luis Naón, Marcelo Delgado, Pablo Ortiz, Carmelo Saitta and Mario Lorenzo in the Colon Theatre of Buenos Aires.

• He plays opera with the Company of “Juventus Lyrica” and “Buenos Aires Lírica” in the Teatro Avenida of Buenos Aires and the Teatro Argentino in the city of La Plata.

• He played in the opera Hansel und Gretel by Humperdinck during 2003 in the Colon Theatre of Buenos Aires.

• He played the clarinet and bass clarinet with the Dedalus and Lonba Ensembles conducted by Eduardo Moguillansky and Matias Giuliani, playing pieces by Matias Giuliani (Arg), William Attwood (England), Christian Baldini (Arg), Sir Harrison Birtwistle (England), Luciano Berio (Italy), Sciarrino, etc.

• He played the clarinet and bass clarinet in the opera “Jacob Lenz” by Wolfgang Rih under the conduction of Alejo Pérez Pouillieux in August 2004 in the Colon Theatre of Buenos Aires, in co-production with the Kunsten Festival and Music Transparent of Belgium. Regie: Caroline van Thueney.

• He founded in 2004 the Ensemble Nox, ensemble in which he plays Contemporary Music specially. With this ensemble he played the “Quatour pour la fin du temps” by Olivier Messiaen in important halls of Buenos Aires.

• He is a clarinet professor in the Conservatory of Music of the province of Buenos Aires “Julián Aguirre” from October 2004.

• In August 1999, he played as soloist in three opportunities with the Orquesta Sinfónica de la Policía Federal Argentina.

• He made recordings of music of Astor Piazzolla in August 2004.

• He is now recording a CD for solo Clarinet with music by Luciano Berio, Salvador Ranieri, Astor Piazzolla, Miklos Rosza, Olivier Messiaen, Krzysztof Penderecki, etc.


He plays in different chamber ensembles giving concerts in a lot of important halls of Buenos Aires and Argentina:

-Salón Dorado de la Casa de la Cultura de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Alejandro Cancelos
-La Scala de San Telmo.
-Salón Dorado del Teatro Colón.
-Sala Grande del Teatro Colon.
-Centro De Experimentación del Teatro Colón
-Centro Cultural Recoleta.
-Centro Cultural General San Martín-Sala J.B. Alberdi.
-Teatro General San Martín- Sala Casacuberta
-Teatro General San Martín- Sala Martín Coronado.
-Asociación Italiana de Monte Grande
-Teatro Roberto J. Payró (Banfield)
-Teatro Antonio Mentruyt (Lomas de Zamora)
-Teatro Municipal de Bahía Blanca.
-Teatro Argentino de La Plata.
-Auditorio del Colegio de Escribanos.
-Salón Roberto J. Noble (SADAIC)
-Biblioteca para Ciegos
-Bolsa de Comercio
-Club Italiano
-Unione e Benevolenza
-Teatro Avenida
-British arts centre.
-Teatro Empire de Congreso.
-Museo Fernández Blanco.
-Universidad CAECE
-Alianza Francesa