Jaime García-Añoveros

Jaime García-Añoveros is a Chicago-based composer and violinist. He has been playing violin for fourteen years and serves as a member of the Northside Chamber Strings Ensemble, the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra (CYSO), CYSO Recording Studio Orchestra, and CYSO Classical Orchestral Repertory Ensemble. 

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He has participated in the Berklee College of Music High School Composition Intensive, the Interlochen Arts Festival Composition Program, and the CYSO Composition Seminar and has studied under various composers, including Dr. Cynthia vanMaanen, Dr. Amanda Harberg, Eric Malmquist, Dr. Ryan Suleiman,  Dr. Ben Hjertmann, Kevin James and Jessie Montgomery. 

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His music borrows heavily from literary narratives, exploring the musical reimagining of his favorite novels, poems, and short stories. 

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His works have premiered at Berklee College of Music, the Interlochen Arts Festival, the Midwest Clinic, and on WFMT’s “Introductions”. He has worked with various ensembles, including the ATLYS String Quartet, the Gaudete Brass Quintet,  the CYSO Philharmonic Orchestra, the Artemis String Quartet, the 5th Wave Collective, and the Civic Orchestra. In 2023, he won second place in two categories for the ILMEA composition competition. 

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He currently  studies composition with Dr. Ben Hjertmann, Kevin James, and Jessie Montgomery. He has been studying violin with Dr. Corina Lobont since 2015. 

 

He will be attending Columbia University in the fall studying music composition and philosophy. 

 

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