Horacio Franco

Horacio Franco (born October 11, 1963) is a Mexican flautist and recorder player. Franco has performed many genres of music, from medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music—including Latin American colonial music—to contemporary, folkloric, and popular styles.

Personal life
Franco is openly a part of the LGBT community, and in 2011, he married Arturo Plancarte, who is his current manager. In March 2020, Franco announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19 amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

Recordings

 * Hotteterre Trio, 1987, Luzam Discs
 * Solistas of Mexico, director Eduardo Bush, 1988
 * Mexican Music for recorder, 1991, Cenidim-Quindecim recordings
 * The Folias Hotteterre Trio, 1992, Peer to them discs
 * Cappella Cervantina Horacio Franco, director, 1994, Quindecim Recordings
 * Vivaldi Concerti per Flauto Horacio Franco and Capella Cervantina, 1994, Quindecim Recordings
 * Contemporary Music of Camera, vol. 6, Jorge Cordova, 1994, Bartok Study
 * Concerto For Recorder and Orchestra Kibbutzim Chamber Orchestra Mordechai Rechtmann- conductor Michael recorded Wolpe-composer live, 1995, Production of the Composer
 * Mexican Symphonic Music Concert for Recorder and Orchestra of Marcela Rodriguez OFUNAM director Ronald Zollman, 1995, Digital Urtext Classics
 * Il Gardellino Horacio Franco and the Camerana Aguascalientes, 1996, Quindecim Recordings
 * Musica Barroca Mexicana Cappella Cervantina Horacio Franco, director, 1996, Quindecim Recordings
 * The Art of Horacio Franco Horacio Franco & the Georgian Chamber Orchestra, directed by Horacio Franco, 1997, Guild Recordings
 * Carlos Monsiváis and Horacio Franco, 1997, alive Voice of Mexico, UNAM
 * Musica Barroca Mexicana Vol. 2. Cappella Cervantina-Horacio Franco, director, 1998, Discs K 617-France, distributed in Mexico by Quindecim Recordings
 * From the Medieval to the Danzón Horacio Franco and Victor Flores, 2002, Quindecim Recordings
 * Solo Bach Horacio Franco, 2004, Quindecim Recordings
 * Sones de Tierra and Nube with the Band Filarmónica Mixe of the CECAM of Sta. Maria de Tlahuitoltepec, 2005, Xquenda Discs
 * Capella Puebla director and soloist Horacio Franco, 2005, Quindecim recordings
 * From Bach, the Beatles and others Horacio Franco and Victor Flores, 2005, Quindecim Recordings