Curriculum Vitae

Andrea Castañeda Flores.

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Education

1997- 2006.Escuela de Laudería.Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (CONACULTA; National Council for Culture and Arts)- Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes (INBA; Fine ArtsNational Insitute). Querétaro, México. Bachelor in stringed musical instruments construction. 

Other Courses

2001.Courseforstringed musical instruments construction at the 1stBiennialof Violin Making. Querétaro, Mexico. Imparted by Alessandro Boltini (Italy) and Patrik Robin (France).

2002. Doublebass perfecting technique course, imparted by Víctor Flores (OFUNAM; National University Philharmonic Orquestra). Querétaro, Mexico.

2002. Musiccourse. International encounter of Baroque Music. Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico.

2002.Course for sounding wood identification, imparted byTomas Carmona. Querétaro, Mexico.

2000-2004. Course for violin, viola and violon cello musicappreciation, at Escuela de Laudería, imparted by Michael Zaretsky (UnitedStates of América). Querétaro, Mexico.

2001. Course for violin, viola and violoncello musicappreciation, at Escuela de Laudería,imparted byJacovJakoulov (UnitedStates of America). Querétaro, Mexico.

2002. Course for violin, viola and violon cello musicappreciation at Escuela de Laudería, imparted by Roman Revueltas (Mexico). Querétaro, Mexico.

2003. Course for violin, viola and violoncello musicappreciation at Escuela de Laudería, imparted by Jorge Rissi (Mexico). Querétaro, Mexico. Querétaro, Mexico.

2004.Courseforviolin, viola and violoncello musicappreciation at Escuela de Laudería, imparted by Jimena Jiménez Cacho (Mexico). Querétaro, Mexico.

2005.Course “Barnices al alcohol para instrumentos musicales” ( Spirit Varnish for musical instruments), at the 3rdBiennial of Lutherie, imparted by Simone Morassi (Italy). Querétaro, Mexico.

2005 Course “Geometría en los instrumentos musicales” (Geometry in musical instruments) at the 3rdBiennial of Lutherie, impartedbyPatric Robin (France), Querétaro, Mexico.

2008Course “Documentación de Instrumentos Musicales de Cuerda Pulsada” (Plucked musical instruments documentation) at Escuela Nacional de Conservación, Restauración y Museografía, imparted by Jonathan Santa María Bouquet. Mexico City.

Grants and Awards.        

2002. Bachelor’s negree award by Fomento al Desarrollo de la Educación Artística (Ministry for ArtisticEducation Development) tocontinuewiththethesisabouttwoviolinsconstructionbasedontwoancientmodels

Working experience

1997-2011 Construction of sixteen violins and six violas. Colaboration on one violoncello and five violins construction. 

2003. Summerhays Music Center. Stringed musical instruments construction under Pablo Alfaro tutorship.

2005 Participation at the 3rd National encounter “Música Madera y Laudería” in Paracho Michoacán, Mexico.

2004 Participation at the 2nd National encounter “Música Madera y Laudería” in Mexico City.

2004 Participation in the National Luthery Expo (ExposiciónNacional de Laudería) at the “Junio Musical Fest” in Xalapa, Veracruz.

2006 a 2007.Proffesor of musical instruments construction at Escuela Nacional de Conservación, Restauración y Museografía (NationalSchool of Conservation, Restoration and Museography). 

2006 Creation oftheOpus 4group for construction and difussion of stringed musical instruments.

2006 al 2010  Expositor, con el grupo de laudería Opus 4, en el Festival de Música de Cámara, Aguascalientes, México.

2006 Contestant at the Violin Society of America (VSA) with a 4/4 violin 

2007  Documentary about the group Opus 4, its violin making experiences and its relationships with musicians, with the colaboration of Pablo Gasca (movie director)

2007 First presentation of the Opus 4 documentary at the Chamber Music Festival of Aguascalientes, Mexico. 

2007  Establishment of a stringed musical instruments making workshop dedicated to construction, restoration and set up.

2008 Presentation of the Opus 4 documentary at the Nacional School of Conservation, Restoration and Museography. 

2010-2011. Elaboration and development of the exhibition “Un acercamiento a la historia de los instrumentos musicales de cuerda en México” (An approach to the history of stringed musical instruments in Mexico), with Jimena Palacios (musical instruments conservator) at the Nacional School of Conservation, Restoration and Museography. 

2011 During April and May she worked and search in the National Music Museum in South Dakota, under the supervision of John Koster, professor of Music Conservator.

2012. During October and November she worked at David Kerr Violin Shop.

2013. Leads the week Exposición de Instrumentos Musicales en Narvarte.

2014. Leads the week Lauderia Mexicana in the Conservatorio Nacional de Música, México, D.F. 
2007 -2017 she have a workshop in Mexico City. 
2018 She move her workshop to Coruña, Galicia in Spain.

Lectures

2006 “Proceso de elaboración  del Diseño de un violín basado en proporciones Geométricas”  Paracho, Michoacán, México.

Other interests

2006-2010. Violin performer 
PC and Mac habilites.  

Languages

Spanish: native

English: B2

References

Available at request