MUSIC FOR STRINGS
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SURQUILLO
violin + piano
Duration: 3’
A joyous dance in the style of a Peruvian marinera norteña
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LUNA
alto sax, violin and piano
Duration: 8’
An allegoric musical sketch envisioning a futuristic, permanent human colony on the Moon.
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DUES NIMFES
clarinet, viola and piano
Duration: 8’
A piece about two nymphs of Greek mythology: Galene (Γαλήνη) or the Nereid of the calm seas, and Thoe (Θόη) or the Nereid of swift, moving waves.
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WAQAY ÑAWI
A four-movement work edicated to the victims of the Internal Conflict in Peru between the years 1980 and 2000.I. Wañuy plasa (Death square) - percussion solo
II. Muspaypi hina (Dream-like) - cello and percussion
III. Intermedio (Intermission) - harp, cello and percussion
IV. Intillay Killallay (Sun and Moon) - full quartet
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LAS ANTARAS DE CELSO
solo double bass
Duration: 5’
Written in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of one of the most remarkable creations of modern Latin American music: the chamber work "Antaras" (1968), by Peruvian composer Celso Garrido-Lecca
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SURQUILLO
string quartet
Duration: 3’
A joyous dance in the style of a Peruvian marinera norteña
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SURQUILLO
flute + string quartet
Duration: 3’
A joyous dance in the style of a Peruvian marinera norteña
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AVE
flute + string quartet
Duration: 6-7’
A soulful piece written after observing the flight of condors at the Colca Canyon in Peru
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MÚSICA PARA UN ANTIGUO GOBERNANTE [Music for an Ancient Ruler]
flute + string quartet
Duration: 12’
A piece that evokes genres of Ancient Peru through the lens of contemporary Andean styles
I. Aymoray (Song of Harvest)
II. Harawi (Song of Love)
III. Haylli (Song of Triumph)
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SURQUILLO
string orchestra
Duration: 3’
A joyous dance in the style of a Peruvian marinera norteña
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TIENTO PARA UN PENSADOR
guitar solo
Duration: 5’
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ALCATRAZ
guitar ensemble
Duration: 4’
+ Commissioned by Sicarú Ensemble
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SURQUILLO
flute + guitar
Duration: 3’
A joyous dance in the style of a Peruvian marinera norteña
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PRELUDIO INOCENTE
flute + harp
Duration: 4’
A piece about innocence and the loss thereof in the context of artistic academia
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KIPU
flute, saxophone quartet, harp, string quintet
Duration: 8’
A musical fantasy on an ancient encounter between two distant cultures: China and Peru
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WAQAY ÑAWI
A four-movement work edicated to the victims of the Internal Conflict in Peru between the years 1980 and 2000.I. Wañuy plasa (Death square) - percussion solo
II. Muspaypi hina (Dream-like) - cello and percussion
III. Intermedio (Intermission) - harp, cello and percussion
IV. Intillay Killallay (Sun and Moon) - full quartet
(score sample) (recording)
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KIPU
flute, saxophone quartet, harp, string quintet
Duration: 8’
A musical fantasy on an ancient encounter between two distant cultures: China and Peru
(score) (recording)
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