An advance of the upcoming album “Purple ego” by the Domino Ensemble. Featuring: Jon Hamar (double bass), Mark Boling (guitar), Keith Brown (drums) and Jorge Variego (bass clarinet and composition).
Recorded live at the University of Tennessee Powell Recital Hall on March 5th.
Alegría enorme de saber que mi libro “Composición Algorítmica – matemáticas y ciencias de la computación en la creación musical” (publicado por editorial de la Universidad de Quilmes) va a estar en la feria del libro 2018 en Buenos Aires. Impecable trabajo del equipo de producción de la editorial, especialmente de Oscar Pablo Di Liscia, director de la colección de música y ciencia. Entre otras cosas, el material incluye entrevistas a Richard Barrett, Peter Beyls, David Cope, Ricardo Dal Farra, Roger Dannenberg, Gottfried Koenig, Gerhard Nierhaus, Eduardo Reck Miranda, Joel Ryan y Rodrigo Sigal. Lo presenté en Madrid el pasado 7 de mayo en la Universidad Autónoma gracias al Mtro. Adolfo Núñez / Super humbled to know that my book “Composición Algorítmica – matemáticas y ciencias de la computación en la creación musical” (Universidad de Quilmes) will be at the 2018 book fair in Buenos Aires. Impeccable work by the editorial and the director of the collection, Pablo Di Liscia. Among other things, the book contains a series of interviews with Richard Barrett, Peter Beyls, David Cope, Ricardo Dal Farra, Roger Dannenberg, Gottfried Koenig, Gerhard Nierhaus, Eduardo Reck Miranda, Joel Ryan and Rodrigo Sigal., I did present it in Madrid, at the Universidad Autónoma on May 7th thanks to Adolfo Nunez.
El libro está disponible online / the book is already available online.
Aquí una reseña en castellano.
Desde la época de Guido D’Arezzo hasta nuestros días, la composición musical con algoritmos reafirma la necesidad del pensamiento transversal en la materia, revelando su estrecha vinculación con otras disciplinas artísticas, con la ciencia y con la tecnología. Desde esta perspectiva, Composición algorítmica aborda problemáticas ligadas a la evolución histórica, el análisis y la aplicación concreta de procesos algorítmicos en la composición musical.
El libro se organiza en una serie de secciones independientes que van desde interrogantes polémicos hasta entrevistas informales con compositores actuales (David Cope, Roger Dannenberg y Rodrigo Sigal, entre otros), y, lejos de intentar un estudio de los métodos compositivos que se puedan formalizar a través del análisis de obras en particular, propone una perspectiva centrada en los paradigmas que representan sistemas de componer. El énfasis está puesto así en los sistemas de reglas, procedimientos e instrucciones –no en la producción compositiva per se–, y estos sistemas son estudiados (a veces extraídos mediante el análisis), explicados y aplicados en ejemplos concretos. La presentación de los temas en forma circular, práctica-teoría-práctica, es esencial en este libro, que incluye también ejemplos en código de programación para el entorno SuperCollider.
Listen to the world premiere version of my “Milonga tuerta” by Mtro. Dieter Hennings on guitar. The performance took place at the University of South Florida New Music Festival on 4-6-18.
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My most recent work “Enviolao” for viola and piano will be premiered by Ayn Balija at Old Cabell Hall in Charlottesville. This event is part of the UVA Chamber Music Series.
The 2017-2018 University of Virginia Chamber Music Series concludes on Sunday, April 22 at 3:30 pm with the Ayn Balija, viola. Balija will be joined by pianist Shelby Sender, violist Megan Gray and John D’earth will present dazzling selections that span the repertoire of the viola in the America’s. These diverse selections, sure to delight any audience, will include Lillain Fuchs’ Sonata Pastorale, Francisco Mignone’s Tres Valsas Brasileiras, Aaron Minsky’s Truckin’ Through the South, Ernst Bloch’s Suite Hebraique and a world premier of a new composition by composer Jorge Variego. The duo will also unveil a world premiere for viola and piano written by composer Jorge Variego.
Violist Ayn Balija leads a musically rich life performing and teaching throughout the country. She joined the faculty of the University of Virginia in 2007 as Lecturer of Viola. Along with maintaining a studio, she also serves as the principal violist of the Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia and is the violist of the Rivanna String Quartet. In 2015-16, Ms. Balija also served as the interim viola instructor at James Madison University and in 2004 as an adjunct professor at Lorain County Community College.
Ms. Balija performs solo, chamber, and orchestral works around the country. She has soloed with Max Rabinovitsj and the Charlottesville Symphony Orchestra in Mozart’s Symphonia Concertante in 2009 as well as the Milhaud Concerto for Viola with the Tennessee Governor’s School Faculty Orchestra in 2015. For 12 years, Ms. Balija was a section member of the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus championing new works and recording under the Summit label. She regularly substitutes for the Richmond Symphony, Williamsburg Symphony, and Roanoke Symphony. In 2005, Ms. Balija was invited to tour with the Pittsburgh Symphony on their East Coast Tour including a performance at Carnegie Hall. An enthusiastic supporter of new music in chamber music, she was part of a consortium for Fernghetti, a new work by Libby Larsen for clarinet, piano, and viola, and performances of works such composers as Michael Daugherty, Kenji Bunch, Matthew Burtner, and Judith Shatin.
Maestrissimo Dieter Hennings premiered my recent work for solo guitar “Milonga tuerta” for solo guitar at the University of South Florida New Music Festival and Symposium on April 6th. Wonderful times and an outstanding performance.
As part of the SEC grant activities, I will present work in collaboration with students and faculty at the University of Alabama, in Tuscaloosa. Thanks to Dr. Tim Feeney for making this possible! The activities will include a concert that will feature some of my compositions for vibraphone and an improvisation set with members of the UT EE, not to be missed!
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Justin Greene will perform subtle versions “Inner blues” and “Nunca tan lejos”. Not to be missed!
In the series of concerts organized by the South Eastern Composers Collective, Kamran Mian will perform Nunca tan lejos at UGA, this Sunday at 5PM. The concert will also feature recent work by M. Gendelman, Joe Alexander, Peter Lane, William Price and David Peoples.
Mtro. Michael Douty will conduct once more my piece for mixed ensemble “Small big band” at Florida State University in Tallahassee (Dohnányi Recital Hall – DRH) on February 9th 7:30 PM.
Small Big Band is a “personal summary” of musical sonorities, which inspire a twenty-first century composer. Original jazz melodies and improvisation permeate the work, but the influences of Igor Stravinsky, Charles Ives, Miles Davis, and Iannis Xenakis percolate just below the surface. The work opens with a full ensemble jazz/blues melody, but one-by-one the performers peel off from the ensemble to perform their own improvisatory solos. Duets and other small groups within the ensemble create the atmosphere of a casual jam session. Once the improvisations have concluded, the full ensemble sounds shimmering bell tones. The baritone saxophone interjects new rhythmic ideas. The piccolo takes a turn at improvisation as the ensemble sound grows thinner. Finally, when all other instruments have finished, one lone drummer remains to “broom the stage.”
On April 1st, the IU Guitar ensemble premiered my work “Shumba” for guitar ensemble under the direction of Dr. Daniel Duarte. The piece was commissioned by Mtro. Ernesto Bitetti as part of the Bernstein at 100 celebrations.
Indiana University Guitar Ensemble
The invisible hand was performed in Taipei on December 17th and 20th including a concert at the National Theater! Great times and wonderful music with Ching-Yi Lin, Shu-Ting Hsu, Hillary Herndon, Andy Braddock, and Paul York.
As part of the South Eastern Composers Collective concert season, my fixed media work “60 bandos 60” was presented at the University of North Georgia. The concert also included works by Joe Alexander, Peter Z. Lane, Martin Gendelman, William Price and David Peoples.