Jorge Álvaro Sarmientos (1931-2012) was a Guatemalan composer, conductor, and percussionist known for his music influenced by French Impressionism and indigenous elements. He is best remembered for his Concert for Marimba and Orchestra. Sarmientos studied music in Guatemala and abroad, and had a prominent role in the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional. He was a founding member of the Colegio de Compositores Latinoamericanos and was deeply engaged in social issues, often reflecting these themes in his work. He received numerous awards for his contributions to music.
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Meaning of the name - Jorge
farmer, worker of the earth
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Jorge Álvaro Sarmientos belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: San Antonio Suchitepéquez
Place of Death: Guatemala City
Educated At: Conservatorio Nacional de Música | École normale de musique de Paris | Instituto Torcuato di Tella
Occupation: composer
Spouses: Matilde
Children: Igor Sarmientos
Employers: Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Guatemala
Awards Received: Orden Andrés Bello (Venezuela, 1990) | Soberana del Congreso Nacional (Guatemala, 1998) | Quetzal de Jade Maya (Guatemala, 1999) | Order of the Rising Sun (Japan, 2011)
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 19, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for February 19, 2026 |
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| Sun | 0 Pisces 6 | 1 Pisces 3 | 3 Gemini 31 |
| Moon | 23 Pisces 26 | 28 Pisces 30 | 15 Virgo 20 |
| Mercury | 12 Aquarius 3 | 19 Pisces 8 | 8 Taurus 55 |
| Venus | 14 Capricorn 7 | 11 Pisces 37 | 5 Taurus 32 |
| Mars | 29 Cancer 15 | 21 Aquarius 25 | 21 Leo 49 |
| Jupiter | 10 Cancer 39 | 15 Cancer 42 | 18 Cancer 51 |
| Saturn | 19 Capricorn 32 | 0 Aries 33 | 23 Capricorn 8 |
| Uranus | 12 Aries 54 | 27 Taurus 34 | 17 Aries 56 |
| Neptune | 4 Virgo 32 | 0 Aries 43 | 3 Virgo 2 |
| Pluto | 19 Cancer 1 | 4 Aquarius 16 | 19 Cancer 15 |
| Rahu | 16 Aries 58 | 9 Pisces 32 | 11 Aries 56 |
| Ketu | 16 Libra 58 | 9 Virgo 32 | 11 Libra 56 |
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