Details

Original Instrumentation:

• Flute ensemble (Fl. 1, Fl. 2, Alto Fl., Bass Fl., opt. C-bass Fl.)

Also available for:

• Flute quartet (Fl. 1, Fl. 2, Alto Fl., Bass Fl.)

• Recorder ensemble (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass, Great Bass)

Duration: 7 minutes

Commissioned by: Gabriele Sebald

Premiere: 

• July 2nd, 2017

• Ensemble "Tutti Flutti", conducted by Gabriele Sebald

• Christuskirche (Bonn, Germany)

About the work

The "Fantasía Oriunda" ("Oriundo" is Spanish for "native") is a colorful tribute to Latin American music in its broadest definition. Of central importance within the work are a series of Peruvian musical genres (pregón, tondero, yaraví), that are combined with impressions of Venezuelan joropo und Mexican wapango.

The "Fantasía Oriunda" was commissioned by Gabriele Sebald, flute teacher at the Bonn Music School (Musikschule Bonn) in Germany. It was premiered on July 2nd, 2017 in the Christuskirche in Bonn, performed by Sebald´s student ensemble "Tutti Flutti", as part of a benefit concert to promote cultural projects in Kenya and Nicaragua.

Guest Lecture and Masterclass on “Fantasia Oriunda” at Hartwick College

In April of 2021, I was invited by Dr. Ana Laura Gonzalez to offer a guest lecture at Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY. I spoke about my experience as a musician and composer in Peru, Germany and the United States, and discussed stylistic elements in my composition FANTASIA ORIUNDA. Members of the Hartwick College Flute Ensemble then performed the piece, and I workshopped the piece directly with them in front of a (zoom) audience. Thank you to Dr. González and to the Division of Arts and Humanities at Hartwick College for this opportunity!