FRANK DUARTE

FRANK DUARTE (b. 1992) is an American composer, songwriter, conductor, writer, and poet. His music transcends conventional boundaries creating a programmatic approach full of luxuriant emotion, perception of color, and a palette of sonorities that make it organic and innate. Duarte was born in Santa Ana, CA and is a native of Greater Los Angeles. His music is often inspired by history, literature, his Latino and Indigenous background, and most notably, nature. Recipient of two Global Music Awards, Duarte has been granted two ASCAP Plus Awards and has had numerous performances throughout the United States (Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Kansas, North Carolina, Oregon, Indiana, Michigan, Utah, Virginia), Japan (Kyoto, Seto, Nagoya), Greece, and Colombia.

His music has been featured throughout universities including in seminars and conferences at Ball State University, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and University of Cauca, and recitals and concerts at California State University, Northridge, Eastern Connecticut State University, Fullerton College, Henderson State University, Michigan State University, Mills College, Snow College, Texas Tech University, and the University of North Texas among others. His music has also been featured by Composers Circle and the online radio station Kinetics Radio. The Green Band Association, an organization that sponsors Japanese bands to participate in the Tournament of Roses Parade, programmed his works three times in 2012, 2014, and 2017 for their charitable benefit concerts. His compositions have also been featured in books, journals, and academic papers.