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2021-11-08 07:00:44
Mario Lavista, one of the most acclaimed Mexican composers of his generation, passed away last Thursday at the age of 78. Born in Mexico City, Lavista studied with Carlos Chávez, Héctor Quintanar, and Rodolfo Halffter at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música. In the 1960s, he went on to study in Paris with Henri Pousseur, Nadia Boulanger, Christoph Caskel, and Karlheinz Stockhausen. In 1970, he founded Quanta improvisation, an ensemble dedicated to spontaneous ...
2021-06-06 17:43:00
Good news from southern California: the Ojai Festival, music director John Adams, will take place this year, in September rather than June. There will be several world premieres (Sunt Lacrimae Rerum (these are the tears of things) by Dylan Mattingly and the revised version of Gabriela Ortiz’s La Calaca, along with the West Coast Premiere of Samuel Adams’ Chamber Concerto and the first concert performance of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Objets Trouvés) and a typically rich schedule, which is below the cut. The festival's dates are September 16 to 19, 2021. Thurs, Sept 09.16.21 9pm, Libbey Bowl Ojai Mix - Prelude to a Festival Miranda Cuckson, violin Amy Schroeder, violin Nathan Schram, viola Anna Margules, recorder Attacca Quartet STRAVINSKY Elegie Gabriela ORTIZ Huitzitl Carlos SIMON Between Worlds Timo ANDRES Early to Rise Dylan MATTINGLY Magnolia Samuel ADAMS Violin Diptych Gabriella SMITH Maré Fri, Sept 09.17.21 8am, location TBD Ojai Talks Chumash stories with Chumash Elder Julie […]
2018-04-07 05:33:00
Classical Music News of the Week, April 7, 2018
[…] from his private collection, paired with a concert of Mexican contemporary classical music, May 1 at The Bowery Electric and (Le) Poisson Rouge, NYC. Co-produced by Unison Media, the WFMT Radio Network, and Access Contemporary Music, the event will feature mezcales that are unavailable for purchase anywhere, followed by a concert of New York City premieres of works by Gabriela Ortiz, Felipe Pérez Santiago, Ana Lara, Hilda Paredes, and Mexico's most celebrated living composer, Mario Lavista. For tickets and information, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/relevant-tones-live-at-lpr-modern-mexico-tickets-44525856034 --Andrew Ousley, Unison MediaUSM School of Music Premieres Original Work and Community Collaboration The University of Southern Maine School of Music announces the premiere of an original work "Girl in Six Beats," commissioned by Opera Maine and created in collaboration with The Telling Room. USM Opera Workshop students will perform the one-act chamber opera, which features a libretto written by students of The Telling Room. The music was […]
2016-06-16 01:00:00
[…] 37 Numen QuintetJorge de la Vega, Flauta & Flauta AltoRuben Albornoz, Oboe & Corno InglesMariano Rey, ClarineteMario Tenreyro, CornoAndrea Merenzon, FagotOscar Alem, Piano (guest) Label: Testigo TT 10118 (1999)Flac & Scans Joaquín Gutierrez Heras (1927 - 2012)Quinteto para Clarinete y CuerdasLeonardo Velázquez (1935 - 2004)Variaciones para Clarinete y PianoArturo Márquez (b.1950)Zarabandeo para Clarinete y PianoManuel Enríquez (1926 - 1994)Pentamúsica para Quinteto de AlientosSilvestre Revueltas (1899 - 1940)Dos Pequeñas Piezas Serias para Cinco AlientosMario Lavista (b.1943)Cinco Danzas Breves para Quinteto de Alientos Luis Humberto Ramos, ClarineteBetsy Hudson, Flauta & PiccoloLinda Gilbert, OboeJon Gustely, CornoFernando Traba, […]
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