Day: August 13, 2009

Ricardo Lorenz's Rumba Sinfónica will receive its twentieth performance at the historic Severance Hall, home of the Cleveland Orchestra. On October 24, 2009 Tiempo Libre and The Cleveland Institute of Music Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Carl Topilow will perform Rumba Sinfónica at Cleveland’s Severance Hall.  One of the world's most prestigious concert halls, Severance Hall underwent a major, $36-million restoration and expansion...

After fulfilling a commission from the National Flute Association in 2007, Ricardo Lorenz was the 2008 recipient of the American Bandmasters Association/University of Florida Commission Award.  The award, funded by a grant from the University of Florida band program, includes a commission honorarium to create a major artistic work for wind band.  After a preview performance at the 2009 CBDNA conference, the ten-minute work, titled El Muro , is...