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Pencil drawing by Roland Ramírez
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
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-sngs (1.1.1.1.1 to 8.6.4.4.3)
: 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
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
Camerata Criolla and Ensamble Gurrufío from their CD El Reto with William Alvarado, narrator and 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
29. HAYDN TUYERO, CHICHARRAS, GALEONES (2000) ca. 12’
Trio for flute, English horn or clarinet and violin or cello with pre-recorded track
: Second Part
Luis Julio Toro, flute / Jaime Martínez, English horn / Paul Desenne, cello
Commissioned by Gustavo Cisneros
Premiered at Hacienda Carabobo, near Caracas, on June 10, 2000 by Luis Julio Toro, flute, Jaime Martínez, English horn, and
Paul Desenne, cello; US premiere in Durham, North Carolina in 2004 by the Mallarmé Players
39. JAGUAR SONGS FOR SOLO CELLO (2002) ca. 20’
: Gitane
: Tombeau pour l'Amazonie
: Gavotte
Paul Desenne, cello
Composed for French cellist Iseut ChuatPremiered at Galería Sextante in Bogotá, Colombia on May 7, 2003 by Paul Desenne, cello; European premiere at the Venezuelan Cultural Centre in London in July 2003, with Paul Desenne, cello