Leonardo comes from Cali in Colombia, and one could say he is by nature a specialist for Latin-American music:
In his homeland, he studied music with Prof. Leon J. Simar, one of Paul Hindemith’s best students. His work as a trumpeter and music pedagogue enriches the Freiburg music scene, and studying with him is a chance that Latin-music fans should not miss.
The lessons can be held, by choice, in German or Spanish.
Leonardo has played trumpet in the following orchestras:
•National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia
•Freiburg Orchestergesellschaft
•Academic Orchestra of the Freiburg University
•Symphony Orchestra of the Freiburg Pädagogischen Hochschule
•Freiburg KHG-Orchestra
•Freiburg Musikkollegium
•Freiburg Per-Tutti Orchestra
•Freiburg Chamber Ensemble
Leonardo has played trumpet in the following big bands:
•The Jazz & Rock Schulen Freiburg big band (leader: B.G. Hofmann)
•Pädagogischen Hochschule Freiburg big band (leader: S. Merkl)
•Music Corporation Big Band (leader: E. Calderara)
Leonardo has played in the following Latin and salsa ensembles (either trumpet, E-Bass or small percussion):
•“Tropicoson” – legendary salsa band in Freiburg
•“EL CARTEL” – cult salsa band in Freiburg
•“8va Dimension” and “Formula 8” – two top Columbian salsa bands of the 70s
more: Concert music from the Andes: Illary, Maiz und Yachaiwaisi
Leonardo has worked with the following conductors:
•Maestro Leon J. Simar in Cali – Columbia
•Ernesto Diaz in Bogotà – Columbia
•Juancho Vargas in Cali – Columbia
In Germany:
•Rainer Pachner
•Erich Calderara
•Michael Kuehn
•Gregor Schmitt-Bohn
•Peter Koderisch
•Prof. Brunner
•Albert Loritz
•Frieder Stoll
Leonardo Palacios-Paz was a jury member at the “Jugend musiziert 2006.”
Leonardo Palacios-Paz has himself worked as a conductor for orchestras and ensembles in Freiburg and the surrounding region.
Entrance Examination: The next audition for professional musician training program will be on 1st, 2nd, 10th and 16th of July 2011. Apply Now! Read more
Berklee Blog! How do the exchange students from Berklee do? Read the post about a visit in Freiburg at the IMCF in the Berklee Blog: Read more
Pre-Auditions 2011! For the first time it will be possible for applicants who live far away to apply for the IMCF through a pre-screening video audition. The results can be used to determine whether it is a good idea to travel a far distance for the live audition or where there might be room for improvement as preparation for the audition. Read more
Pictures from the Jazzhaus! St. Nicholas Day was celebrated in the Jazzhouse with a rocking celebration! Project Mayhem from the International Music College and student bands from the Berklee College of Music were there!Read moreRocking The German Sprache The Berklee study abroad students name a short, funny video to document the progress in their German studies. Here is the Video:
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Winter Semester 2010-11: Many young musicians from all over the world have started the studies at IMCF - including 16 exchange students from the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Welcome! Read more
Songs to download: Here is music from the students of the IMCF. Listen here!
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Deutscher Rock & Pop Prize Nomination: IMCF student Jonas Birthelmer is nominated in the category of “Deutscher Song Prize” for the Deutschen Rock & Pop Prize. Listen here with video! Read moreMore questions about training? Contact our student advisors now! Tel. 0761/36 88 89-22 Read more
The world visiting: For the first time the "Berklee International Network Summit" took place at the International Music College Freiburg - a summit of representatives of the 14 twin schools from all over the world. With photo gallery! (article in German) Read more