Emmy award winning composer Carlos Rafael Rivera (The Queen's Gambit, Godless) in virtual residency, UNCW Department of Music
Wednesday, April 7 · 1:00 p.m.
Guitar Master Class
UNCW classical guitar majors perform compositions by Rivera and other composers in a master class taught by the composer.
Wednesday, April 14 · 1:00 p.m.
Composer Q & A
Join the composer in a discussion of composingfor film, television and more.
Join Zoom meetings for both sessions:
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Carlos Rafael Rivera
A Life in Music
Rivera is an Emmy Award-winning composer whose work for film and television includes scores for Netflix’s Godless, directed by Scott Frank and produced by Steven Sodergergh, starring Jeff Daniels and Michelle Dockery; and Universal Pictures’s A Walk Among the Tombstones, starring Liam Neeson.
In a career spanning musical genres, the Randy Newman protégé incorporates diverse musical influences reflecting his multicultural upbringing in Central America and the United States. Rivera has worked with Arturo Sandoval, Colin Currie, Chanticleer, Cavatina Duo, the Chicago Sinfonietta, the American Composers Orchestra, and the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet; was commissioned by the Simon Bolivar Youth Symphony and the American Wind Symphony; has been recorded by Varêse-Sarabande, BMG, Warner, Sony, Naxos and Cedille labels; and received awards by the Herb Alpert Foundation, the Guitar Foundation of America, BMI, and twice by ASCAP. He has served as the Miami Symphony Orchestra composer-in-residence, and was musical consultant for the WGBH/Annenberg Learner multimedia series Invitation to World Literature.
As a guitarist, he has performed onstage as opening act for The Who at the Hollywood Bowl, and recorded studio sessions for Island/Def Jam, and Universal Records.
• Emmy recognition · Godless
2018 Winner
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
2018 Nominee
Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series,
Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
• Assistant professor / director
Media Writing and Production Program, Frost School of Music, University of Miami
• Film and television composition
Netflix: Godless · The Queen’s Gambit · Firefly Lane
Universal Pictures: A Walk Among The Tombstones
ABC:Scrubs
and more
Learn more about the artist:
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The Resonance series:
Listening and Learning with the UNCW Department of Music
The UNCW Department of Music introduces Resonance: an exploration of the depth and vibrancy of music, music making, and teaching; how the study and performance of music reverberates through and enriches our community.
The series features guest speakers and music department faculty, and is open to UNCW students and staff, music professionals, teachers, and anyone who loves music.
Topics for this semester include music education, composition, World Music, music history, diversity, the past and the future.
Resonance events are virtual this semester. We hope you join us as we listen, learn and share ideas.
UNCW is an EEO/AA institution.