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— Standing ovation al "Baravalle" Colón e Sugiura grandi interpreti Review from recital in Fossano, Italy - May, 2008
La Fedeltá, Fossano, Italy review

— "A formidable performing duo" Recital review from the Malta Times Weekender by Maria Ghirlando 6/7/2008
Malta Times Weekender review

— US Ambassador to Malta Molly Bordonaro presented Mr. Colón with the "Ambassador's Award for Music Diplomacy" in a ceremony on
Monday, May 19, 2008 to recognize Mr. Colón's fine work in strengthening America's cultural ties with Malta. Malta-times-article

— Colón's Los Jolgoriosos premireres 12/9/07 —
Violinist Jessica Mathaes & pianist Rick Rowley premiered the new work by Colón tittled: Los Jolgoriosos on Sunday December 9, 2007 at Bates Recital Hall in Austin, Texas.
http://www.jessicamathaes.com

— Colón's Los Niños y las Minarets premireres 8/1/07 —
The Felici Trio premiered the new trio by Colón tittled: Los Niños y las Minarets on Wednesday August 1, 2007 at the Mammoth Lakes Music Festival.

— Emilio Colón on Performance Today:Performance Today chooses a live from the International Festival-Institute at Roundtop performance to air on July 20, 2007. The broadcast will feature music by F. Guy Roparts played on June 30, 2007. Performers include Jorja Fleezanis, Gretchen Pusch, Emilio Colón, Hannah Lash, & Zoltan Toth.
http://performancetoday.publicradio.org/

— June 9, 2007: "Dana la Colorá" World PremiereEmail from an audience member:

On Saturday, I did not get to tell you personally how superb your new composition is! I enjoyed it tremendously, especially the beautiful themes, and I hope I'll have an opportunity to hear it again very soon! You also captured something special about Festival Hill in there, and that was quite amazing. Congratulations on a masterful accomplishment!” J. Espinosa

 

— May 20, 2007: Emilio Colón featured in El Nuevo Diá more

— May 4, 2007 Bloomington, Indiana:

Though on Friday evening he did not conduct or teach, the versatile Emilio Colón did pull from his hefty bag of artistic tricks three other skills to wow an audience gathered for the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra's spring concert at the Evangelical Community Church, an event that, one day early, celebrated the Cinco de Mayo holiday with a program dominated by Latin American-influenced music.

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