Jorge Álvaro Sarmientos (1931-2012) was a Guatemalan composer, conductor, and percussionist known for his music influenced by French Impressionism and indigenous elements. He is best remembered for his Concert for Marimba and Orchestra. Sarmientos studied music in Guatemala and abroad, and had a prominent role in the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional. He was a founding member of the Colegio de Compositores Latinoamericanos and was deeply engaged in social issues, often reflecting these themes in his work. He received numerous awards for his contributions to music.
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Meaning of the name - Jorge
farmer, worker of the earth
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Jorge Álvaro Sarmientos belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: San Antonio Suchitepéquez
Place of Death: Guatemala City
Educated At: Conservatorio Nacional de Música | École normale de musique de Paris | Instituto Torcuato di Tella
Occupation: composer
Spouses: Matilde
Children: Igor Sarmientos
Employers: Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Guatemala
Awards Received: Orden Andrés Bello (Venezuela, 1990) | Soberana del Congreso Nacional (Guatemala, 1998) | Quetzal de Jade Maya (Guatemala, 1999) | Order of the Rising Sun (Japan, 2011)
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 19, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for February 19, 2024 |
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| Sun | 0 Pisces 6 | 0 Pisces 32 | 1 Gemini 35 |
| Moon | 23 Pisces 26 | 7 Cancer 4 | 17 Leo 8 |
| Mercury | 12 Aquarius 3 | 23 Aquarius 39 | 7 Taurus 21 |
| Venus | 14 Capricorn 7 | 3 Aquarius 46 | 3 Taurus 8 |
| Mars | 29 Cancer 15 | 4 Aquarius 58 | 20 Leo 50 |
| Jupiter | 10 Cancer 39 | 9 Taurus 38 | 18 Cancer 28 |
| Saturn | 19 Capricorn 32 | 8 Pisces 37 | 23 Capricorn 12 |
| Uranus | 12 Aries 54 | 19 Taurus 21 | 17 Aries 50 |
| Neptune | 4 Virgo 32 | 26 Pisces 22 | 3 Virgo 1 |
| Pluto | 19 Cancer 1 | 0 Aquarius 55 | 19 Cancer 12 |
| Rahu | 16 Aries 58 | 18 Aries 14 | 12 Aries 3 |
| Ketu | 16 Libra 58 | 18 Libra 14 | 12 Libra 3 |
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