Horacio Franco (born 11 October 1963)[1] is a Mexican flautist and recorder player. He studied at the National Conservatory in Mexico City and later at the Sweelinck Conservatorium in Amsterdam, with Marijke Miessen and Walter van Hauwe.[citation needed] Franco has performed many genres of music, from medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music—including Latin American colonial music—to contemporary, folkloric, and popular styles.[2]

Horacio Franco
Franco in 2015
Franco in 2015
Background information
Born (1963-10-11) 11 October 1963 (age 60)
OriginMexico City, Mexico
OccupationsRecorder player, conductor
InstrumentsRecorder, block flute
Years active1986–present
Websitehoraciofranco.com

Recordings edit

  • Hotteterre Trio, 1987, Luzam Discs
  • Solistas of Mexico director Eduardo Bush, 1988
  • Mexican Music for recorder, 1991, Cenidim-Quindecim recordings
  • The Folias Hotteterre Trio, 1992, Peer to them discs
  • Cappella Cervantina Horacio Franco director, 1994, Quindecim Recordings
  • Vivaldi Concerti per Flauto Horacio Franco and Capella Cervantina, 1994, Quindecim Recordings
  • Contemporary Music of Camera vol.6 Jorge Cordova, 1994, Bartok Study
  • Concerto For Recorder and Orchestra Kibbutzim Chamber Orchestra Mordechai Rechtmann- conductor Michael recorded Wolpe-composer live, 1995, Production of the Composer
  • Mexican Symphonic Music Concert for Recorder and Orchestra of Marcela Rodriguez OFUNAM director Ronald Zollman, 1995, Digital Urtext Classics
  • Il Gardellino Horacio Franco and the Camerana Aguascalientes, 1996, Quindecim Recordings
  • Musica Barroca Mexicana Cappella Cervantina Horacio Franco director, 1996, Quindecim Recordings
  • The Art of Horacio Franco Horacio Franco & the Georgian Chamber Orchestra directed by Horacio Franco, 1997, Guild Recordings
  • Carlos Monsiváis and Horacio Franco, 1997, alive Voice of Mexico UNAM
  • Musica Barroca Mexicana Vol. 2. Cappella Cervantina-Horacio Franco director, 1998, Discs K 617-France distributed in Mexico by Quindecim Recordings
  • From the Medieval to the Danzón Horacio Franco and Victor Flores, 2002, Quindecim Recordings
  • Solo Bach Horacio Franco, 2004, Quindecim Recordings
  • Sones de Tierra and Nube with the Band Filarmónica Mixe of the CECAM of Sta. Maria de Tlahuitoltepec, 2005, Xquenda Discs
  • Capella Puebla director and solista Horacio Franco, 2005, Quindecim recordings
  • From Bach, the Beatles and others more Horacio Franco and Victor Flores, 2005, Quindecim Recordings

Personal life edit

Franco is openly a part of the LGBT community,[1] and in 2011 he married Arturo Plancarte, who is his current manager.[3] In March 2020, Franco announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19 amidst the coronavirus pandemic.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Méndez, Roger (29 June 2014). "'Soy como un viejito de clóset". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Home Page/Horacio Franco". Archived from the original on 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
  3. ^ Sanco, Guiller (22 June 2011). "Las parejas gay más reconocidas de México". Animal Político (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  4. ^ Piñon, Alida (28 March 2020). "Coronavirus, Horacio Franco cuenta su historia antes del diagnóstico" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 April 2020.