David Pérez joins Seven Eight Artists

David Pérez

David Pérez has joined the management of Seven Eight Artists.

He is a soloist and chamber musician with extensive experience at the organ, piano, and harpsichord. He belongs to the first generation of Cuban organists working to rediscover and revitalize the organ and its repertoire on the island. Eager to incorporate his Cuban heritage and culture into the music he makes, Pérez works to infuse the colors and flavors of Cuban music into the spectrum of organ repertoire with his transcriptions of works by prominent Cuban composers.

For information: seveneightartists.com.

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