Pedro Humberto Allende Sarón (Santiago de Chile, 1885-id., 1959) is one of the main composers of the first half of the 20th century, internationally recognized by composers such as Claude Debussy or Florent Schmitt, as well as by musicologists and critics (Felipe Pedrell, Emile Vuillermoz, among others), also applauded by European and American audiences, from south to north. However, there is a lack of phonographic recording of his piano production. Indeed, except for the Twelve Tunes of Chilean Character (1923), the other works have been very little disseminated; the Six Greek Miniatures (1928) were recorded in 2019 by Alexandra Aubert, as part of the album Sounding Visions, while there was no known professional recording of the Two Preludes (1928), nor of the Nine Studies (1930, 1937) until now.

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Faced with the need to more widely promote the works of an essential figure in the history of Chilean music and to vindicate the valuable contribution that these represent to the international piano repertoire due to their technical-musical characteristics, their stylistic particularities, and the richness of their expressive language, this project funded by the Chilean Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage, through the Fund for the Promotion of National Music 2023, proposed to make a phonographic recording of the four aforementioned works. This recording took place in the city of Valdivia, precisely at the Faculty of Architecture and Arts of the Universidad Austral de Chile —a faculty directly linked to four people involved in the project, including the responsible party—.

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In parallel, it was proposed to share this effort of valorizing the national musical heritage through two types of presentations in Valdivia, —a deeply significant territory in Southern Chile for the performer—, and in Santiago —a city strongly linked to the personal and creative life of Maestro Allende Sarón—. Indeed, didactic concerts were held in public establishments committed to the musical education and development of their students (Bicentennial Music School Juan Sebastian Bach in Valdivia, and Artistic School Sol del Illimani in la Florida, Santiago), on one hand, and recitals for all audiences and free entry (Municipal Theater "Lord Cochrane" of Valdivia, and Municipal Cultural Center of Puente Alto), on the other hand.

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After the process of recording, editing, mixing, and mastering, the album dedicated to Maestro Pedro Humberto Allende was delivered in digital format to the international service DistroKid, in order to ensure its distribution to the main current music streaming platforms: Spotify, YouTube Music, Apple Music, iTunes, etc. Simultaneously, the album is available to listen to online on this website (the artist in charge of the project), where you can access further information and details about the project and the music.

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It should be added that the project producer found during the album recording process (October 2023) the score of a piece of singular beauty and originality by the national composer titled "Morceau" (1921). Thus, it was decided to add to the album as a "bonus track" that piece, with the authorization of use signed by the president of the Pedro Humberto Allende Foundation.

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Finally, the digital album was officially presented through a program broadcast live by Radio UACh on April 9, 2024, at the same time it was released to the public on the aforementioned streaming platforms, precisely at 12:30 p.m. (Chilean time).

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PRESS

* Press releases, by Camila Alcaíno

May, 2023:

https://arquitectura-artes.uach.cl/valorar-y-difundir-patrimonio-musical-chileno-a-traves-de-conciertos-y-registro-fonografico-es-lo-que-busca-el-proyecto-de-la-academica-uach-alexandra-aubert/?fbclid=IwAR2b1Ay7S0m_Ks4XcZgbvgJWwxfryLEsL5yWPQmQwMwfAl4N_ihyyN-wBKI

September, 2023:

https://diario.uach.cl/concierto-de-alexandra-aubert-mas-alla-de-las-tonadas-el-piano-de-pedro-humberto-allende/

October, 2023: 

https://diario.uach.cl/academica-presenta-concierto-didactico-para-comunidad-del-colegio-bicentenario-de-musica-juan-sebastian-bach/

November, 2023: 

https://diario.uach.cl/santiago-pianista-y-academica-de-la-uach-ofrecera-concierto-en-teatro-del-centro-cultural-de-puente-alto/

April, 2024: 

https://diario.uach.cl/docente-de-la-uach-lanza-disco-dedicado-a-la-obra-del-musico-nacional-pedro-humberto-allende/

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** Press releases, by Daniel Navarrete: 

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*** Press realease, by Portal Puente Alto:

https://www.portalpuentealto.cl/conquista-musical-en-puente-alto-alexandra-aubert-rindio-homenaje-a-pedro-humberto-allende-en-el-piano/

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ACTIVITIES & EVENTS

• Concert in Valdivia: Thursday, October 5th, 2023, 7:30 PM, Lord Cochrane Municipal Theater, Valdivia

• Recording: Starting from October 7th, 2023, Sergio Pineda Hall, UACh Music Conservatory, Valdivia

• Educational concert in Valdivia: Thursday, October 26th, 2023, Juan Sebastián Bach Artistic School, Valdivia

• Educational concert in Santiago: Wednesday, November 15th, 2023, Sol de Illimani Artistic School, Santiago de Chile

• Concert in Santiago: Thursday, November 16th, 2023, Puente Alto Cultural Center Theater, Santiago de Chile

• Album release: April, 9th 2024

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TEAM

• Alexandra Aubert (pianist and manager)

• Luis Sepúlveda (general producer)

• Camila Alcaíno (journalist and communication manager)

• Natán Ide (sound engineer in charge of recording, mixing, and mastering)

• Shane Ellis (piano technician and tuner)

• Eréndira Martínez (graphic designer)

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