Carlos Velez 

The music of Carlos Velez is rich in colorful scoring and charm, often evoking a sense of whimsy and fantasy. Featuring a number of works for various chamber ensembles, his music has been performed in venues across the United States and Japan. Many of Velez's compositions have been the product of fruitful artistic collaborations, and his works have been performed by The United States Army Band Clarinet Quartet, the Canton Symphony Orchestra,  the Whitman College Orchestra, the Tosca Duo, Clarinundrum, the Una Voce Clarinet Quartet, and others. As a performer, Carlos has had a remarkably versatile career, serving as the solo flutist, and founding member of NeXT ens., as well as the Cincinnati Real-Time Composers. Dr. Velez studied flute at Stetson University, and the Conservatoire Olivier Messiaen Ecole Nationale de Musique, Danse, et Theatre du Grand Avignon in Avignon, France.

 

Formerly a graduate assistant in composition at both the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music, Dr. Velez has taught music theory, aural skills and sight singing, composition, and flute at Valencia College in Orlando, FL., as well as compositon, music technology, and music theory at Stetson University in DeLand, FL. He is currently NTT Assistant Professor of Music at Western Oregon University, where he teaches music theory, aural skills, composition, and flute. He holds degrees in composition from the Cleveland Institute of Music, the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and Stetson University. His composition teachers have included Keith Fitch, Joel Hoffman, Michael Fiday, Mara Helmuth, Christopher Bailey, and Kari Juusela, and his flute instructors include Jean West, Michel Barruol, Virginia Broffitt Kunzer, and Leah Arsenault.