WORKS: Symphonic works
(including concertos and vocal works with orchestra)

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68. SINFONIA Op. 68 (2010)
For symphony orchestra

(Work in progress)
Commissioned by El Sistema for the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra
with support from a Guggenheim Fellowship

 

63. DRAGONCELLO (2008) ca. 9'

For six cellos and string orchestra

 

solo cello-strings (4.3.2.2.1 minimum)

: Dragoncello

I Musici de Montréal and cello students of Yuli Turovksy, with Yuli Turovsky, conductor

Commissioned by I Musici de Montréal
Premiered at the Place des Arts in Montréal on Sept. 17, 2008 by I Musici de Montréal and cello students of Yuli Turovsky with

Yuli Turovsky, conductor

 

 

61. PALENKUMBE (2007) ca. 10'

Symphonic Overture

 

2.2.2.2-2.2.2.0-timp.perc(2): wdbls/cwbls/tmtm/cyms/chekre/mrcs/güiro/congas/wdtom-strings (6.4.3.2.2 minimum)

 

Commissioned by the Salvi Foundation

Premiered as the opening of the 2008 Cartagena International Music Festival in Colombia by I Musici de Montréal Orchestra; European premiere at Theater Lübeck in Germany on November 9, 2008 by the Orchestra of Theater Lübeck, conducted by Raphael Jiménez

 

 

58. SYMPHONY FOR BRASS AND PERCUSSION (2007) ca. 17’


2 picc tp Bb/6 tp Bb/2 flug/6hr/4ten tb/4bss tb/1bar/2tba timp.perc(2):3toms/2rototoms/snr/pedl bss tom/timbales/cyms/crash cyms/assrtd cwblls (6,lrg&sml)/assrtd wdbl/vibrslap/B-hiB-C#-F-hiF gongs/maracas/tambora (wood rimmed tom)

Von Caracas

Guasa Platz

Kiti Platz

Commissioned by El Sistema in Caracas
 

 

53. THE BASS CONCERTO (2006) ca. 17’

For double bass and orchestra

 
2 (II= picc).2 (II=E.hr.).2 (II=Bs.cl).2(II=ctrbsn)-2.2.1.1-timp.perc(2): cyms/picc snr/3toms/pdl bss tom/additional small (toy) drumset (standing player)/bngos/wdbl/assrtd cwbl/sleigh bll/claves/sml maracas/castanets/güiro-strings (8.6.4.4.3 recommended)

: Program Notes

 

Sisifo

La Noche

Pink Bull

Commissioned by the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas (POA) and Alondra de la Parra for Edicson Ruiz, bass Premiered at Alice Tully Hall, New York City in June 2006 by Edicson Ruiz, bass and the POA, conducted by Alondra de la Parra

 

 

51. LA FURIA Y LA SOMBRA, OVERTURA ACADETNICA (2005) ca. 9’

Overture for symphonic orchestra

 
3(III=picc).3(III=E.hr.).4(III=Picc,IV=Bss).3(III=ctrbsn)-4.3.2.1-timp.perc (3): pdl bs tom/snr/hihat/cymbs/crash cymbs/toms (s.m.l)/wdbl(s.m.l)/sleigh bells/tgl/castanets/claves/güiro (sml)/small maracas/cwbl (s.m.l)/ tamtam (L)-Marimba-vibraphone-harp-strings (10.8.6.6.4 recommended)

 
Commissioned by the Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá
Premiered at Auditorio León de Greiff in Bogotá in March 2005 by the Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá, conducted by
Manuel Hernández Silva

 

 

50. SINFONIA BUROCRATICA ED’ AMAZZONICA (2004) ca. 18’

 
1.1.3(II=picc,III=bss).2(II=ctrbsn)-1.1.1.1-timp.perc(2): cwbl(med&lrg)/picc tgl/cyms(+sizzl)/gong (L.)/rim/metl plate/assrtd cans&metl objcts (rattly cwbls) /gongs:A,Eb,Db/güiro/tin torpedo (metallic güiro)/sml maracas/shell shkr or chekre/bngs(stnd)/snr/sml tom/med wdbl/large wood rimmed tom (tambora)/pedl bss dr-marimba-vibraphone-harp-strings (1.1.1.1.1 to 8.6.4.4.3)

: Program Notes

 

: La Leçon

: Anaconda

: Guasarana

: Bananera

: Death of the Automobile

Commissioned by Joel Sachs for the New Juilliard Ensemble Premiered at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City

on November 19, 2004 by the New Juilliard Ensemble, conducted by Joel Sachs

 

 

48. FIESTA DE CONTRAPUNTO (2004) ca. 25’

Choral symphony for large mixed choir and symphonic orchestra

 

Texts by anonymous authors and Paul Desenne, based on popular Venezuelan songs recorded by the Quinteto Contrapunto in the 1960s

 
3(III=picc).3(III=E.hr.).4(III=Picc,IV=Bss).3(III=ctrbsn)-4.3.2.1-timp.perc (4):snr/toms(med.sml)/pdl bss tom/cyms (med.crsh)/rim/tgls/tamb/claves/güiro/cwbls(s.m.l)/wdbls(L.s)/tmpl bls/tamboras (lrg & sm wood rimmed toms)/conga/timbales/quitiplás (bamboo sticks: high pair & low)/culo'e puya (2 long slim drums)/tin plate-vibraphone-harp-large mixed choir (s.a.t.b)-cuatro (Venezuelan guitar) 1 to 6 players-strings (10.8.6.6.4 minimum)

: Glosas de la puerca

: Gaban estretoconao

: Scherzo con yopo

Simón Bolívar Orchestra and the Orfeón Universitario UCV and other Caracas choirs, conducted by Alfredo Rugeles

Commissioned by FESNOJIV, the Venezuelan Youth Orchestra Foundation
Premiered at Aula Magna at the Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV) in Caracas in July 2005 by the Simón Bolívar Orchestra

and the Orfeón Universitario UCV and other Caracas choirs, conducted by Alfredo Rugeles

 

 

47. THE TWO SEASONS (OF THE CARIBBEAN TROPICS) (2003) ca. 22’

Concerto for violin, strings and harpsichord

 

solo violin-harpsichord-strings (4.3.2.2.1)

: Program Notes

           

Invierno/Rainy Season:

: Goteras (Roof Leaks)

: Coquiloquio (Frog Assembly)
: Wipers Gigavalse/Deslave (Wipers Gigavalse/Landslide)


Verano/Dry Season:

: Noche del grillo transformado (Night of the Transfigured Cricket)
: Cumbión tostao (Big Toasted Cumbia)
: Polo quemao (Burnt Polo - Venezuelan song form)

Virginie Robilliard, violin with the Orchestra of the Mozarteum Foundation, conducted by Olivier Grangean

Commissioned by the Cultural Attaché of the French Embassy in Caracas for violinist Virginie Robilliard

Premiered at Sala Corpbanca in Caracas in December 2003 by Virginie Robilliard, violin and the Orchestra of the Mozarteum Foundation, conducted by Olivier Grangean; Canadian premiere in December 2004 with Alexis Cárdenas, violin and I Musici de Montréal, conducted by Yuli Turovsky; New York premiere at BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) in January 2009 with Virginie Robilliard, violin and the Brooklyn Philharmonic, conducted by Michael Christie

 

 

41. EL RETO: LEYENDA DE FLORENTINO Y EL DIABLO (2002-2003) ca. 30’

Cantata for tenor, baritone, narrator, chamber orchestra, and traditional Venezuelan instruments including diatonic harps, bandola, cuatro, maracas, Afro-Venezuelan percussion

 

Texts by Alberto Arvelo Torrealba

 
fl, ob, cl, bass cl, bsn, alt sx, Fr hr, trp, tbn, 2 perc (quitiplás, congas, bombo, wb, cwbl, toms), maracas, string orchestra (minimum 2 stands of 1st vlns; amplified acoustic bass), Venezuelan instruments: harp, bandola, cuatro

: Introduction

: El Reto

Camerata Criolla and Ensamble Gurrufío from their CD El Reto with William Alvarado, narrator/baritone / Argenis Sánchez, tenor / Francisco Pacheco, baritone

Commissioned by Camerata Criolla and Ensamble Gurrufío
Premiered at the Teatro de Teresa Carreño in Caracas in December 2003 by Camerata Criolla and Ensamble Gurrufío,
conducted by Manuel Hernández Silva

 

 

38. CONCERTO FOR CELLO AND ORCHESTRA (2001-2002) ca. 27’

 
4(IV=picc).3(III=E.hr.).3(III=bss).3(III=ctrbsn)-4.3.3(III=tnr/bss).1-timp.perc (4): congas/bongs/güiro/cwbls (s.m.l.)/maracas/cyms (assrtd+sizzl)/crash cyms/tamb/wdbl (sml)/claves/tgl/chekere/cabaza/3toms/pdl bsstom/snr/timbales-large marimba-celesta-2 harps-solo cello-strings (8.6.4.4.3 minimum)

“1”
Ictus Piraña
Twist Rondeau

Commissioned by Carlos Prieto, cello

 

 

36. PAS DE DEUX, SANS TROIS (2001-2002) ca. 14’

Concertino for flute, cello, strings and harp in two movements

 

solo flute-solo cello-harp-strings (6.4.3.2.1 minimum)

 
Commissioned by Jacques Zoon, flute and Iseut Chuat, cello
Premiered at Faneuil Hall, Boston on February 15, 2002 by Jacques Zoon, flute and Iseut Chuat, cello, conducted by Steve Lipsitt

 

 

34. THREE ORCHESTRAL STUDIES (2001) ca. 25’

Three movements for symphonic orchestra

 
4(IV=picc).3(III=E.hr.).3(III=bss).3(III=ctrbsn)-4.3.3(I,II=t/bsIII=bss).1-timp.perc (4):set 5 temple bl/tgl/assrtd cwbls/jawbone/tamb/bongs (stnd)/3conga set/tamtam (lrg)/hihat/cymbs (s.m.l)/crash cyms/pedl bss tom/snr/ocean drum (G.C. skin with free rolling shotgun pellets)/set of 7 rototoms/chimes/bamboo wind chimes (large bunch)-marimba-vibraphone-harp-strings (10.8.6.6.4 minimum)

: Salón Caníbal
: Recuerdos de Venosa
: Macuto

 Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Paul Desenne

Commissioned by the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra
Premiered by the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra at Teatro Teresa Carreño in Caracas in June 2001, conducted by Paul Desenne

 

 

28. THREE TROPICAL MOVES (1999) ca. 22’

For large ensemble (19 chamber players)

 

Fl, E. hr, cl, bs. cl, bsn, ctbsn, tp, tbn, vib, mba, cel, hrp, 2vn, vla, 3 vcl, bss (string section can be larger than one per stand)

Mecamixteca

Cenizas

Gran bululu

Commissioned by the New Juilliard Ensemble

Premiered at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City in December 1999 by the New Juilliard Ensemble,
conducted by Joel Sachs