Miguel del Águila (born September 15, 1957)[1] is a prolific Uruguay-born American composer of contemporary classical music.
[2][3] CDs of his works were released on Albany Records and KKM-Austria by 1990, including his Clarinet Concerto, "Herbsttag", and "Hexen".
The resulting tone poem, "The Fall of Cuzco", was premiered by the Nashville Symphony conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero in November 2009.
[11] In 2015, he received a third nomination for his "Concierto en Tango" (Best Classical Contemporary Composition), commissioned, premiered and recorded by the Buffalo Philharmonic with cello soloist Roman Mekinulov and conducted by JoAnn Falletta.
[12] Recordings of del Águila's over 130 works have been released on 56 CD albums to date by Naxos, Dorian, Telarc, New Albion, Albany, Centaur and Eroica, among others.