Fantasy on a tune by Jorge Drexler for guitar and string quartet. Commissioned by Music in The Loft and generously funded by the Alvin H. Baum Family Fund. Premiered at Music in The Loft by guitarist Rami Vamos and Pacifica String Quartet on November 18, 2006. The original tune by Jorge Drexler won the 2004 Academy Award for best soundtrack. Approx. duration: 12 minutes.
Commissioned by cellist Carlos Prieto in connection with activities surrounding the release of his book The Adventures of a Cello (University of Texas Press). Premiered at University of Texas, Austin on October 15, 2006. Subsequently revised with the help of cellist Miguel Rojas. Approx. duration: 8 minutes.
Commissioned by Welz Kauffman and Ravinia Festival to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Robert Schumann’s death and included in the One Score, One Chicago New Scenes from Childhood Project. Premiered at Ravinia Festival by pianist Benjamin Hochman on September 13, 2006. Approx. duration: 2:30 minutes.
November 19, 2006
Full Strings
Music in The Loft
Washington Blvd
Chicago, ILL
3PM Premiere of new work for guitar and string quartet. Commissioned by Music in The Loft for guitarist Rami Vamos and the Pacifica String Quartet.
Take a peek at MITL 2006-2007 Season Brochure.
September 13, 2006
New Scenes from Childhood
Martin Theater
Ravinia Festival, Highland Park, ILL
8:00PM Ricardo Lorenz returns to Ravinia Festival. After his participation in the Train Commissions Project, Lorenz joins composers as diverse as Ned Rorem, Ramsey Lewis and Aaron Jay Kernis in a collection of commissioned piano works that pay tribute to Robert Schumann’s Scenes from Childhood.
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Septembre 11, 2006
De Michigan a Michoacan
University of Texas Press Advisory Council
Austin, TX Mexican cellist Carlos Prieto will premiere new solo work by Ricardo Lorenz as part of the activities around the book presentation of Prieto’s “The Adventures of a Cello” (University of Texas Press).
April 2, 2006
The Michigan Connection
School of Music Auditorium
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
3PM Compass Points, a trio for clarinet, violin and piano commissioned by
The Verdehr Trio, will be premiered together with other Michigan-based composers.
Read about future Verdehr Trio projects
March 7-12, 2006
American Piano Festival
Anthony de Mare, piano
Claire Smith Performing Arts Center
Maryland Lorenz’s widely performed piano work Bachangó is included in this
years’ American Piano Festival along with works by Gottschalk, Joplin,
Tatum, Ives, Gershwin and other American masters. Read more about the 2006 American Piano Festival
February 26, 2006
Music for Gabriela and Cecilia
Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago, ILL
3PM Lorenz’s Cecilia en Azul y Verde, for cello and piano, will be performed by members of the Maverick Ensemble in a
tribute concert to Chilean author Gabriela Mistral. Cecilia en Azul y Verde was composed in 1998 as a tribute to the composer’s mother.
Read article
February 10, 2006
Salsa Nueva
Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater
Valencia, CA
8:30PM US premiere of Lorenz’s Salsa Inglesa *
Elena Riu, pianist
Wilmer Sifontes, percussion
More * Salsa Inglesa is included in Salsa Nueva, a Book/CD pack published by Boosey %26 Hawkes.
"Ricardo Lorenz's 'Bachangó' translates the rhythmic tradition of the black Caribbean into steely pianistic bravura."
Bernard Holland, THE NEW YORK TIMES
"Its appeal is atmospheric, evoking visceral responses to layer upon layer of divergent rhythms and quixotic melodic lines that fit together with jigsaw puzzle perfection."
Diane Windeler, SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
"Ricardo Lorenz proved his mastery of large forces in his Concierto para Orquesta."
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