Embajada de Columbia, Manila, 21 November, 2024. The Embassy introduced the country’s pride Harpists Artist Wuilmer Lopez, as he performed a spectacular mini concert filled with a beautiful harmony with a twist of new genre. A far more different from the classical music playing of harp. Through his own composition and listening to his music, he will bring you to a new dimension. The event was attended by selected few media friends.
Wuilmer López is one of the most important Colombian harpists of the new generation of Latin American musicians, with a career of more than ten years, he has won multiple competitions and has been a concert pianist on the best stages of Colombia, Latin America, Asia and Europe.
Colombian harpist born in Bogota D.C. and Master of Music from the INCCA University of Colombia with distinction “Meritorious Thesis”. He studied with Maestro Hildo Ariel Aguirre and at his young age stands out as a composer and soloist interpreter of the Llanera Harp with traditional Colombian, Latin American and world music repertoires.
He has been invited as a concert and workshop performer in multiple events and scenarios of academic and popular music in Latin America, Asia and Europe. He was winner of the call for National tours of IDARTES and national tours of MINICULTURA, finalist of the Mono Núñez Festival, special mention in the Hatoviejo Cotrafa Festival, finalist of the National Contest of Bambuco and the Festival of Duets of Cajicá. He was also winner of the second unpublished work for solo harp in the Torneo Internacional del Joropo and has participated in eight versions of the Encuentro Internacional Maestros del Arpa.
He has won six times the series of the Young Performers of the Banco de la República, the Young Talents of the Cartagena International Music Festival, the Suena Chicamocha of the Teatro Santander, the musical interpretation contest of the Instituto Distrital de Artes – IDARTES and the International Circulation Scholarship of the Ministry of Culture of Colombia. His participation as a guest performer at the Music Heals Festival (Finland), Cairde na cruite International Harp Festival (Ireland), International Harp Festival (Ecuador), Rio Harp Festival (Brazil) and Arpa Fest Cancun (Mexico) stands out. As harpist of the musical project “Julio Victoria Live Band” he has participated in important festivals in Colombia, Finland, Norway, France, Japan, South Korea, Ireland, Russia, Chile and Argentina; among them stand out: Lollapalooza Festival, Estéreo Picnic, Baum Fest, Flow Festival and Sonar Bogotá.
He has four (4) recordings: Enamorado y Bohemio, Algeciras (2023), Zaparroleros (2022), Arpasión (2020), Entre dos Arpas (2016). He has participated as a guest harpist in several discographic productions of other artists such as: Julio Victoria, Flor de Jamaica and Monsieur Perine, etc.
ACADEMIC FORMATION
Master in Music: Universidad INCCA de Colombia (2019)
Meritorious Thesis: Universidad INCCA de Colombia (2019)
Commercial High School: Liceo Cultural Luis Enrique Osorio (2012)
Elementary: Liceo Cultural Luis Enrique Osorio (2006)
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
2023 Winner of the IDARTES National Touring Circulation Grant, (Cundinamarca and Santander).
2023 Winner of the call for the National Circulation of Musicians (Soloists and groups) of Minicultura, (Cundinamarca and Santander).
2023 Winner as second best soloist in the XX National Contest of Duets and Colombian Andean Music (Cultural Center, Cajica – Cundinamarca).
2023 Winner of the Young Performers Series of the Banco de la Republica 2024 (Bogota, D.C).
2022 Winner of the Young Performers Series of the Banco de la Republica 2023 (Bogota, D.C).
2021 Winner of the “Suena Chicamocha” contest of the Santander Theater (Bucaramanga – Santander) and Winner of the “Jóvenes Intérpretes del Banco de la Republica 2022” series (Bogota, D.C).
2020 Winner of the musical interpretation contest of IDARTES (Bogota, D.C).
2019 Winner of the Banco de la Republica Young Performers Series 2020 (Bogota, D.C).
2018 Winner of the MINICULTURA International Circulation Grant (Hidalgo – Mexico).
2016 Winner of the Young Performers Series of Banco de la Republica 2017 (Bogota, D.C), winner of the District Stimulus Program “Thematic Concerts” (Bogota, D.C) and winner Second best unpublished work for solo harp llanera Torneo Internacional del Joropo (Villavicencio).
2014 Winner of Jóvenes Talentos Cartagena Festival Internacional de Música 2015, (Cartagena de Indias). and winner of the Jóvenes Intérpretes del Banco de la Republica Series 2015 (Bogota, D.C).
2013 Winner Biblored concert series (Bogota, D.C).2012 Winner Guayupe de Oro Festival (Fuente de Oro – Meta) and winner of the International Children’s Harp Festival (Villavicencio – Meta).2011 Winner Guayupe de Oro Festival (Fuente de Oro – Meta).
HARP WORKSHOP
2023 Harp Workshop at: Universidad de Cundinamarca UDEC, Escuela Municipal de Artes de Bucaramanga EMA, Escuela Municipal de Artes de Lebrija EMAL and Academia Llano y Joropo de Bogotá.
2022 Harp Workshop, Llanera Music and Tutor in the collective creation of Cambalaché 2022: “Entre bordones de arpa y marimba” (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana – Bogotá, D.C).
2021 Workshop on Llanera Harp Technique at the Sociedad Nacional de Arpistas de la Republica de México, A.C. (Veracruz – Mexico).
2020 Harp Workshop at the National and International Harp Encounter of Ecuador (Quito – Ecuador).
2019 Llanera Harp Workshop at the Javeriana University Harp Encounter (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana – Bogotá, D.C).
TOURS, MEETINGS AND NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS
2023
Concert Tour National Circulation of Musicians (Soloists and groups) of MINICULTURA, (Cundinamarca and Santander).Concert tour of the IDARTES National Tour Circulation Grant, (Cundinamarca and Santander).Concert Tour Banco de la Republica (BanRep Riohacha – Guajira, Valledupar – Cesar and San Andres Island). International Harp Masters Meeting (Colsubsidio Theater – Bogota, D.C).
2022
Tour Plan for the Promotion of Colombians Abroad together with the project “Julio Victoria Live Band” (Seoul – South Korea, Helsinki – Finland and Moscow – Russia).
International Harp Masters Meeting (Sergio Arboleda University Auditorium – Bogota, D.C).
Young Performers Series Tour (BanRep Neiva – Huila, Florencia – Caqueta and Concert Hall Luis Ángel Arango Library – Bogotá, D.C ).
Finalist in the Cajica Duets Festival (Cultural Center, Cajica – Cundinamarca).
Launching of the 48th “Mono Nuñez” Colombian Andean Music Festival (Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo – Bogotá, D.C). Estereo Picnic Festival with the project “Julio Victoria Live Band” (Tocancipa – Cundinamarca).
2021
Concert at Suena Chicamocha (Teatro Santander, Bucaramanga – Santander).
Digital Concert No. 39 Concert Hall Luis Angel Arango Library – Bogota, D.C). Finalist in the National Bambuco Contest (Virtual).
International Harp Masters Meeting (Virtual).
Nominated to the Grand Prize and finalist of the Mono Núñez Festival (Virtual).
2020
International Harp Festival of Ecuador (Quito – Ecuador). Bolón de Verde Festival (Bogotá, D.C).
Villa Jazz Festival (Villa de Leiva – Boyaca).
Young Performers Series Tour (BanRep: Sincelejo – Sucre, Montería – Cordoba and Luis Ángel Arango Library Concert Hall).
2019
Meritorious Thesis INCCA University of Colombia (Bogotá D.C). Professional in Music Universidad INCCA de Colombia (Bogotá D.C). Harp Fest (Cancun – Mexico).
International Harp Masters Meeting (Theaters: Colsubsidio, Teatro FUGA and León de Greiff – Bogotá, D.C). Special mention 33 Hatoviejo Cotrafa Festival (Bello – Antioquia).
Lollapalloza Festival with the project “Julio Victoria Live Band” (Santiago – Chile and Buenos Aires – Argentina).
Tour Plan Promotion of Colombians Abroad with the project “Julio Victoria Live Band” (Seoul – South Korea, Tokyo – Japan, Dublin and Cork – Ireland).
