In 1988, Orrego-Salas received the Gabriela Mistral Inter-American Culture Prize, an award created by the Organization of American States in memory of Nobel laureate Gabriela Mistral.
Last measures of "Concerto para oboe y cuerdas," op. 77 (1980) finished at the home of the composer. At end: "La Serena del Olmo, Bloomington, Nov, 1, 1980, 5:00pm."
Photo of Juan Orrego-Salas and choral conductor Jan Harrington in rehearsal for the premiere of "Days of God," op. 73 in 1976, Orrego-Salas work commissioned by Antal Dorati and the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington for the Bicentennial…