Manuel Antonio de Jesús Alvarado, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Manuel Antonio de Jesús Alvarado

Guatemalan cellist, music educator and conductor

Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1919

Place of Birth: Escuintla Department, Guatemala

Date of Death: 02-Jan-2011

Profession: artist, musician

Nationality: Guatemala

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Manuel Antonio de Jesus Alvarado (1919-2011) was a musician, conductor and music educator born in Guatemala.
He studied harmony, composing and conducting and graduated as a cellist from the Guatemala National Music Conservatoire and received a master's in musical education (?) from the Royal Manchester College of Music.
In 1970 he founded the Guatemala Youth Symphony, which he led until its dissolution in 2000.
He was awarded the Francisco Marroquin Order from the government of Guatemala for his lifelong dedication to music education.