AWARDS
Recognition and appreciation are powerful ways of celebrating contribution
Global Music Awards Competition 2024
Gold Medal Winner (Award of Excellence)
Carlomagno Araya & José Valentino
Claude Bolling Goes Latin: Suite for Flute & Latin Music Ensemble
Instrumental
"Established in 2011, the Global Music Awards is a well-known international music competition which celebrates independent musicians. Global Music Awards is widely recognized by industry insiders as giving legitimacy to highly talented artists. 'Global Music Awards is recognized as music's golden seal of approval. ' Each year, Global Music Awards receives hundreds of entries from around the world."
Global Music Awards Competition 2024
Silver Medal Winner (Outstanding Achivement)
Hendrik Meurkins & Carlomagno Araya
Big Band Brasil CCCN Jazz Orchestra
Latin Jazz
ACAM Awards 2023 "Asociación de Compositores y Autores Musicales de Costa Rica"
Rock category, album:
"Lo que Vuelve a Sangrar" 50 al Norte (CR)
National Award for Music in conducting- Premio Nacional de Música en Dirección Carlos Enrique Vargas. Premios Nacionales de Cultura 2019 (CR)
"This award in musical conducting represents a great encouragement to continue working even harder in developing jazz education and its pedagogical practices in my beautiful and beloved country. To try to close the knowledge gap regarding the level of education of this musical genre abroad."
1st Place College Big Band Division.Monterey Jazz Festival Presents Next Generation Jazz Festival 2019 (U.S.A)
University of Costa Rica National Awards, School of Music - Premios Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica (UNA), Escuela de Música 2019-2020 (C.R)
2016 Outstanding Performance - Rafael Piccolotto de Lima Large Ensemble. Carlomagno Araya - Drums
Downbeat 39th Annual Student Music Awards 2016 (U.S.A)
Gilberto Santa Rosa "Necesito Un Bolero". Latin Grammy for Best Traditional Vocal Pop Album
16a. Annual Latin Grammy Awards 2015 (U.S.A)
Jeremy Fox Conducting The Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Costa Rica "Abertura Jobiniana". Nomination for Best Classic-Contemporary composition.
14a. Annual Latin Grammy Awards 2013 (U.S.A)
Willy Chirino "Son del Alma" Grammy Award Winning Recording in the Category of Best Salsa/Merengue Album.
48th. Grammy Awards 2005 (U.S.A)
Rubén Blades "Mundo" Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical/Contemporary Album.
4a. Anual Latin Grammy Awards 2003 (U.S.A)
Rubén Blades "Mundo" Grammy Award Winning Recording in the Category for Best World Music Album.
45th Grammy Awards 2002 (U.S.A)
Oustanding Performance Jazz Instrumental Group.
22nd Annual Down Beat Student Music Awards 1999 (U.S.A)