Album Notes

Gil Gutierrez, Guitar
A native of Oaxaca, guitarist and composer Gil Gutiérrez has made his home in the UNESCO World Heritage city of
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico for many years. A guitar virtuoso, he has attracted a following through his many
recordings, film scores, and concert appearances. After studying classical guitar at the Benito Juarez Autonomous
University in Oaxaca, Mr. Gutiérrez’ interests spread to many musical genres, such as classical, jazz, flamenco and
son cubano. Mr. Gutiérrez has toured South America and Spain with Ana Gabriel, Ricardo Arjona, Francisco
Cespedes, and Pedro Guerra, and composed music for such films as “El Cochero,” Una Causa Noble,” and “El
Alcazar de Chapultepec.” He has performed at the Kennedy Center and the Mexican Cultural Institute of the Mexican
Embassy in Washington D.C. Last year he performed his original compositions with the New York Choral Society in
Oaxaca, San Miguel de Allende and Guanjuato, Mexico. Gil Gutiérrez has collaborated on more than 60 concerts with
trumpeter Doc Severinsen, appearing with symphony orchestras across the United States and recently at the
International Trumpet Festival with Arturo Sandoval in Mexico City