“La Familia Figueroa: Una Dinastía Musical” Documentary Screening: Renowned Puerto Rican flutist Guillermo Figueroa takes the stage at The Plaza Live this October, but audiences can get a unique preview of this artist this month with a free screening of “La Familia Figueroa: Una Dinastía Musical”. This film uncovers the musical legacy of the Figueroa family, highlighting their accomplishments and cultural impact on Puerto Rican music for over two centuries!
One of the most versatile and respected musical artists of his generation – renowned as conductor, violinist, violist, and concertmaster – Guillermo Figueroa is the Principal Conductor of the Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra. He is also the Artistic Director of the Music in the Mountains Festival in Colorado and Music Director of the Lynn Philharmonia in Florida. Additionally, he was the Music Director of the New Mexico Symphony and the Puerto Rico Symphony. With this last orchestra, he performed to critical acclaim at Carnegie Hall in 2003, the Kennedy Center in 2004 and Spain in 2005.
International appearances include the Toronto Symphony, Iceland Symphony, the Baltic Philharmonic in Poland, Orquesta del Teatro Argentino in La Plata, Xalapa (Mexico), the Orquesta de Cordoba in Spain and the Orquesta Sinfonica de Chile. In the US he has appeared with the symphony orchestras of Buffalo, Detroit, New Jersey, Sarasota, Memphis, Phoenix, Colorado, Opera Southwest, Tucson, Santa Fe, Fairfax, San Jose, Juilliard, and the New York City Ballet at Lincoln Center.