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We are a unique musical ensemble dedicated to making your event special and personalized.
Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis began in 2009 with the concept of mixing styles to create a unique fusion of sound. It later cultivated into a collaboration with artists from all genres to present their interpretations of music. Metamorphosis performs most genres of music and attempts to perform the music stylistically correct with an added flare/style. The vision of Metamorphosis is to bring all cultures and people together through the power of music. We strive to collaborate with musicians from all around the world to make music. It is important to Metamorphosis to educate as well as entertain the audience.
Zendra J. White,
a native of Abbeville, Louisiana has been blessed to share the stage with great artists such as Placido Domingo, Elton John, Juan Diego Flores, Carlos Prieto, Filippa Giordano, Armando Manzanero, Alexei Volodin, Jorge Federico Osorio, Leticia Moreno, Elena Mikhailova, and the late Eugenio Toussaint. During her 12 years as Co-Principal of the Yucatan Symphony she has worked with conductors such as Alondra de la Parra, Juan Carlos Lomonaco, Enrique Batiz, Roman Revueltas, Guadalupe Flores, Jesus Medina, Fernando Valcarcel, Lafranco Marcelletti, Robert Carter Austin and Enrique Barreos. As a soloist Mrs. White has performed works such as Jacques Ibert’s “Flute Concerto”, Howard Hanson’s “Serenade”, Mozart’s “Flute Concerto in G Major”, Mozart’s “Flute and Harp Concerto”, Vivaldi’s “Piccolo Concerto in C”, Bach’s “Brandenburg no. 4”, Bach’s “Suite in b minor”, Peter Breiner’s “Beatles Go Baroque: Concerto Grosso No. 3”, Hoffman’s “Serenade”, Malcolm Arnold’s Flute Concerto no. 1, an arrangement of Gang Chen’s “Butterfly Lover’s” for flute and violin, Gabriel Velazquez’s “Concerto for three flutes and one flutist”, and Jeff Manookian’s “Khachkar” for alto flute and strings with the composer conducting. She has also participated in Festival Otono Merida with the Ensemble Xanun performing Claude Bolling’s Suites and during the Hacienda Xcanatun Merida Chamber Music Festival with the talented New York harpist Ruth Bennett. In her early years, she performed with Orchestra X, University of Houston’s AURA Contemporary Music Ensemble, Orquesta Sinfonica de Monterrey, Acadiana Symphony, and Las Vegas Music Festival Orchestra. Before moving to Mexico, she held the Vinita and Roy O. Martin Chair as Second flutist with the Rapides Symphony. In 2005 Mrs. White was chosen as Texas Flute Society Solo Competition Winner performing Takemitsu’s “Air” for unaccompanied flute. As a private flute teacher Mrs. White has taught at Spring High School and Twin Creek Middle School in Houston, Texas. In Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, she was the professor of flute and Woodwind Coordinator at CEMUS (Centro de Musica “Jose Jacinto Cuevas”) and Maestra of flute at Esperanza Azteca.
Jose Gabriel Velazquez Avila was born in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. At the age of 6, he began his formal studies of violin under the direction of Maestro Juan Alberto Bermejo Suaste in el Centro Estatal de Bellas Artes. In 1997 he was a finalist in the Hermilo Novelo violin competition in Mexico City. In 1998 he left for Xalapa Veracruz to study at the University of Veracruz with Maestro Carlos Marrufo Gurrutia. Gabriel later entered la Orquesta Sinfonica Juvenil del Estado de Veracruz under the direction of Luis Herrera de la Fuente. In 2004 Maestro Gabriel began performing as soloist and Concertmaster with la Orquesta Universitaria de Musica Popular del Estado de Veracruz under the direction of Rodolfo “Popo” Sanchez Vega. Maestro Gabiel studied counterpoint, harmony and composition with Maestro Mateo Oliva. Maestro Gabriel also formed and directed the Mariachi Universitario with which he recorded two cd’s and toured Mexico and northern Italy. In 2008 he returned to the Yucatan as one of the first violinist in the Orquesta Sinfonica de Yucatan. He also participated in the Chamber Orchetra of the UADY and the Chamber Orchestra of Merida Yucatan where he was not only a first violinist but also arranger and soloist. As a teacher Maestro Gabriel has taught at the music institutions CIMI, CECUNY, CEMUS, and Esperanza Azteca. Currently, Maestro Gabriel maybe found performing with Shreveport Symphony, Rapides Symphony, Monroe Symphony, Texarkana Symphony, South Arkansas Symphony and Lake Charles Symphony.
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