Bachangó
Bachangó. Marta Aznavoorian, piano. Included in a CD title “Composers in the Loft.” Cedille Records, US, 2007. Chosen as March 2008 Pick of the Month by Strad Magazine.
Day: August 12, 2009
2009-2010 SEASON
10.01.09 El Muro. University of Florida Wind Symphony, David Waybright, cond. Gainesville, Florida.
10.15 & 17.09 Pataruco: Concerto for Maracas and Orchestra. Orquesta Sinfónica de Michoacán; Ricardo Gallardo, percussion; Eduardo Sánchez Zúber, cond. Morelia, Mexico. 10.16.09 Pataruco: Concerto for Maracas and Orchestra. Orquesta Sinfónica de Michoacán; Ricardo Gallardo, percussion; Eduardo Sánchez Zúber, cond. Sala...
Tiempo Libre plays Ricardo Lorenz’s “Rumba Sinfónica”
Links from MSUToday on TV Spartan Podcast: Ricardo Lorenz College of Music News: Composer Heats Things Up with Fusion of Cuban Rumba and Symphony Sound MSU News: MSU professor’s ‘Rumba Sinfonica’ to be performed by Detroit Symphony Orchestra MSUToday Show #12: Tiempo Libre performs “Rumba Sinfónica”
International Divertimenti for Sculpture and Traffic
The second half of the concert felt more convincing than the first. After Mr. Giorgetti’s “Dialogue” came the Venezuelan-American composer Ricardo Lorenz’s “Compass Points,” the most successful piece on Sunday’s program. Each of the work’s three sections was written in a different location and reflects the composer’s state of mind and circumstances at the time. The first movement, composed in Umbria, Italy, offered a sultry...
Composer Ricardo Lorenz brings together two musical traditions
Ricardo Lorenz’s first composition, written at age 12, was extremely simple. “Just two chords, jumping back and forth,” he says with a laugh. “I got such a kick out of it.” Now, after more than 25 years as a composer, Venezuelan-born Lorenz, PhD’99, not only creates large-scale works for multi-instrument groups, but he also harmonizes two musical worlds: classical and Latin American. More>