Salsa Inglesa

Salsa Inglesa. Elena Riu, piano; Wilmer Sifontes, Latin percussion. Included in a score/CD pack titled "Nueva Salsa: vibrant salsa beats meet contemporary classical piano" music published Boosey Hawkes. SOMM Recordings, UK, 2005.

MIXED INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE

2005 Latin Grazz (traditional Appalachian/R. Lorenz) 2 tpts, drumt set, Latin perc., pn, 2 vlns, electric bass 2003 La Comparsa Revisited (Ernesto Lecuona)    sop. sax, tpt, tbn, drum set, accordion, pn, vln, contrabass 2003 Bebe (Hermeto Pascoal)    2 fls (picc), Brazilian perc, pn, 2 vlns, vla, vlc, elec. bass 2003 Hijo de la Cubanera (Juan Esteban García)    alto sax, tpt, tbn, Venezuelan maracas, Venezuelan cuatro, vln, contrabass...

Compass Points (Puntos en la Brújula), for Bb Clarinet, Violin and piano

Commissioned by Trio Verdehr and Michigan State University. Premiered by Trio Verdehr on April 2, 2006 at the MSU School of Music Auditorium.  Performed extensively by Trio Verdehr throughout the US and South America.  The New Juilliard Ensemble did the New York premiere of the work at MoMa's Summergarden Festival, July 19, 2008. Approx. duration: 15 minutes.